rubbernecking
Example Sentences
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Now that I’ve seen the show – me, and the few thousand other unfortunates rubbernecking at this terrible accident – I’m here to assure you that this was never about us.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
“It is pure rubbernecking and I can’t stop,” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
Some longevity influencers attract rubbernecking for their quixotic quests to live forever, epitomized by venture capitalist Bryan Johnson’s vampiric infusions of his teenage son’s blood plasma.
From Slate ● Feb. 26, 2026
The rubbernecking is also problematic and Aggie does eventually admit to her complicitness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025
Alone in the dim, dusty room, I could still see her dumb round eyes, rubbernecking.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
