prying

Example Sentences

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In the touch-and-go struggle with Agathocles, the author identifies the “playbook that became the standard for warring against Carthage”: taking the fight to Africa and prying away the city’s local allies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Video showed customs officers prying open a crate to find the rock, its surface grey and rugged.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 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

The estate sits behind high hedges and a gated entrance that leads to a long driveway—ensuring total privacy from prying eyes.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 13, 2026

I can feel Mami’s eyes prying the words from deep inside.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez