rubberneck

Example Sentences

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If football fans can rubberneck at a player injured on the field, so can moviegoers who are looking for little other than old ideas with a stylish new spin.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2025

Some turned their heads as they passed by and stopped to briefly rubberneck before heading on their way.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 17, 2023

Instead of showing up to rubberneck the arraignment Tuesday, people should perhaps tend to more exigent problems of democracy, like resoling their pumps and checking the air pressure on their tires.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2023

The drama of Elon Musk’s ownership is alluring: Musk recently said that usage of Twitter hit record levels, maybe partly from people gravitating to Twitter to rubberneck at Twitter’s chaos.

From Washington Post • Nov. 25, 2022

I guess carrying a sign gives people license to stare, double-take, and rubberneck.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen