peering

Example Sentences

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Latecomers squeezed into makeshift rows of plastic folding chairs or stood shoulder-to-shoulder in the foyer, peering through glass doors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

In Raouche this week, there was an uneasy normality on the streets outside the hotel, with passers-by peering up at the damage as they drove past on the busy road.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

No one was peering over a cubicle wall.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

What’s more, when cocooned in that basket, the injured skier isn’t peering down over the edge.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

“I can’t see him,” said Mal, peering back in the dimness.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell