nosy

Example Sentences

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Ultrarich investors are often nosy about what their peers at other family offices are up to, and which deals they are getting a peek at.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

Nextdoor, once dubbed the “anti-Facebook” for its quaint local posts, also garnered a reputation as a “Twitter for old people,” where nosy neighbors constantly complain.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2025

I was a culinary raccoon: nosy, impulsive, endlessly compelled to paw at things that might have been better left alone.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2025

“At eight they’re nosy, they listen to everything. And Poppy was asking over and over again what had happened.”

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2024

I’ve always thought of myself as nosy, but I guess I’m just nosy about stupid stuff.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli