looking over

Example Sentences

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"Because they're constantly frightened of the event happening again, they stay in red alert mode so they're hypervigilant, always looking out for danger, always looking over their shoulder, even when danger isn't there."

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The beasts were, ostensibly, running a menacing communications conglomerate in a satellite tower looking over the main field of Coachella, but now they were spooked.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

"They're very intimate. We really seem to be right there looking over his shoulder and seeing him try out things," Bambach said.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

“Every time you get one out of the way, you are still looking over your shoulder to see if something else is to come,” said Matt Brill, Invesco’s head of North America investment-grade credit.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

As we kept walking, wiping forehead sweat every five seconds and constantly looking over our shoulders, I thought about that, why none of us complained.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña