peeking

Example Sentences

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Think Apple watches so you don’t get caught peeking at your phone.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

But as the year ends, it seems truth finally is peeking through the storm clouds, like the blue skies Sinatra sang about so beautifully.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

Unfazed by the rain, dozens of fans passed by the home every few minutes, with many peeking through the bay window, taking selfies in the doorway and lingering with curiosity.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

Wearing large rubber boots, Nadine Mitschunas joyfully handled mature rice plants peeking through the water of her small plot growing in the fertile soil of eastern England.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

Rescue workers in the air that day initially wondered if the lake had disappeared, until they saw slivers of lake peeking through.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone