peeping Tom

Example Sentences

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Nevertheless, they retain a whiff of the transgressive — the Peeping Tom quality that makes Hitchcock’s “Rear Window” creepy.

From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2023

“This technology is creepy to me in a Peeping Tom type of way,” said John Townsend, a public affairs manager at AAA Mid-Atlantic, which represents 1 million motorists in Maryland.

From Washington Times • Dec. 6, 2019

According to professor Daniel Donoghue, who has tracked the development of the Godiva myth, the story evolved over time to include Peeping Tom.

From Slate • May 17, 2016

A neighbor accused him of peering into her home, but a Peeping Tom charge against Dear was dismissed a month after it was filed.

From US News • Nov. 28, 2015

I was like a Peeping Tom, but for friendship.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah