leering
Example Sentences
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He added it was a "privilege and honour" to be now playing the leering, flamboyant Emcee in "this incredible show".
From BBC • Aug. 15, 2023
“The Idol” is gross and leering in the way the set reports suggested, but it’s also inept in a way that Sam Levinson’s “Euphoria” would not suggest.
From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2023
The leering of Armstrong’s Vanya stays on the surface.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2022
One sat above the living room sofa, leering at disquieted visitors.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2022
He sat across from Antinous while more ghosts crowded around, leering as if they expected to see a particularly vicious arm-wrestling contest.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
