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
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
A car stopping to either render aid or rubberneck was rear-ended by another car, said L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2021
"You know, the ones who rubberneck at car accidents."
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
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