leering

Example Sentences

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That allowed host Chris Rock to join his fellow “Saturday Night Live” alum and pretend to be Zeta-Jones — the object of Sandler’s scripted leering.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2025

To add insult to injury, she describes John Eastman, another coup plotter, as flashing a "leering grin" while Giuliani manhandled her.

From Salon • Sep. 22, 2023

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

I saw them leering and laughing, and something clicked inside me.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King