peephole

Example Sentences

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He then heard a second, "very aggressive knock" but did not see anyone when he looked through the peephole.

From BBC • May 9, 2024

A few minutes later, Fortson heard a louder knock but didn’t see anyone when he looked through the peephole, Crump said, citing the woman’s account.

From Seattle Times • May 8, 2024

“An American Tail,” a positive review in The Minneapolis Star Tribune said, “offers a peephole into a past that doesn’t seem so far away.”

From New York Times • May 21, 2023

Even something as simple as the view through the peephole in the apartment door sets up one of the film’s best sequences.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2023

Matt was positioned behind the peephole with a pocket telescope.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer