leering

Example Sentences

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At the gym, located in Garden Grove, Hansen says they were met with unwelcoming and leering stares before entering the facility.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

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

When I got older and complained of leering looks and jeers, how did being told "don't be so sensitive" undermine my trust in my own senses?

From Salon • May 21, 2022

They leave Bernd and skinny, leering Neumann Two—one with a rifle and the other wearing headphones.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr