snooping

Example Sentences

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An ATM con that involves some snooping, some acting and some sleight-of-hand is being carried out across Southern California, police say.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

Isn’t the whole uproar over Mr. Smith’s snooping on senators’ phone records a “tempest and teapot” given he had to follow rules?

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

Those traits, paired with her knack for snooping, made Harriet just like I was as a child: too curious for my own good, and prone to making mistakes because of it.

From Salon • Mar. 2, 2025

One of my aunts recently saw the paperwork on my desk and started snooping.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2024

“Mrs. Payne says Orville caught you snooping around. Of course, I’m sure you meant no harm.”

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney