rubbernecking

Example Sentences

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“It is pure rubbernecking and I can’t stop,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

For historians and rubbernecking readers alike, “All the President’s Men” would be a necessary tome, a how-to on exposing corruption.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

The rubbernecking is also problematic and Aggie does eventually admit to her complicitness.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025

Twitter is perpetually a car fire, and its biggest advantage is that humans enjoy rubbernecking.

From Slate • May 7, 2024

We’re inching along the corridor, rubbernecking, unwilling to miss a single link.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman