peeked

Example Sentences

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As the sun peeked out from behind the clouds at 9:30 a.m. on the day after a rainy Saturday, the strollers at Runway Playa Vista rolled in.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

As Carter peeked through a crack in the tomb’s sealed door, his exchange with Carnarvon ranks as one of the most famous in all archaeology: “ ‘Can you see anything?’

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

The truck lumbered through the forest in the setting sun, stopping at a grove of bigcone Douglas-fir trees, where West and a colleague unloaded the cage, lifted the door and waited as Orange peeked outside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

But when the line grew long, the performers peeked out in horror, and the audience kindly let them cut to the front.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025

The kit was so small that Bat couldn’t even tell he was in the towel except for the tiny face that peeked out.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold