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

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

From Slate • May 7, 2024

But I won’t deny the reason I inhale each episode is purely due to the rubbernecking of the trainwreck moments that I can experience from the comfort of my couch.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2023

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