voyeur

Example Sentences

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Horrible people acting horribly is always entertaining, to a point—the point being when the viewer recognizes he has become a voyeur.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Rather, it’s a clever way for Soderbergh to make the viewer feel like a voyeur, listening in on increasingly intimate conversations that we wouldn’t otherwise be privy to.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2025

Branded a "voyeur" by Mourinho after criticising his negative tactics in 2005, Wenger said the Chelsea boss was "out of order" and "disconnected with reality".

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2024

You feel like an impostor on a train because you’re not really part of what you’re looking at; you’re just a voyeur.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2023

"I might lose my job as an interplanetary voyeur? I guess I'd have to use my master's degree for something else."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir