peering

Example Sentences

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Yoshi Nakashini, 79, sat at a table outside the Cypress Community Center with his two cats, Melon and Mocha, peering out from their carriers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

They didn't cater for the people peering over the rim of the trench with her.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Abdullah took his job so seriously, Abdullahi said, that he would stand in the hot sun constantly peering around and at times skipping meals.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Her experiences are almost mythic, like peering through the looking glass at a time when misery could actively coexist with unbridled bliss.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

“If you’d seen that poor half-drowned critter peering up out of that bookcase, you wouldn’t have asked either. I believe in leaving well enough alone, my boy.”

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney