peering

Example Sentences

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Este asks, her dark eyes peering at me from behind the sparkly glasses.

From Literature

Elsewhere at the checkpoint, the BBC saw officers screening lorries with large X-ray machines before climbing inside to inspect cargo, slashing through plastic wrapping with pen-knives and peering inside pallets with torchlights.

From BBC

This filthy and fascinating film is peering in, nose crinkled and stomach churning, to see what bubbles up.

From Los Angeles Times

“Listen to this, Aunt Kitty. Mr. Lincoln has taken off by train from Illinois just like us. Only he’s heading for the White House in Washington,” I said, peering up from the newspaper.

From Literature

Opening drawers, peering into the fridge, excavating the freezer.

From Salon