prying

Example Sentences

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But will prying eyes across the interwebs ever learn the whole story?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

The feature doesn’t protect you from all prying eyes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

For decades a narrow waterway in Ganvie, Benin has been a discreet rendezvous point for young couples to meet -- safe under cover of darkness, far away from strict families and prying eyes.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Doubtless there will be people trying to peek in from outside, but there will be no prying eyes inside the circuit.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

Steady Eddie said, “Man, leave the kid alone, you got no call to go prying into his life.”

From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis