snoop
verb (used without object)
to prowl or pry; go about in a sneaking, prying way.
had snooped
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past perfectof snoop.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Also, 33% said they had snooped through the host’s medicine cabinet or other private things at a party, and 47% said they would break up with a partner over poor party behavior.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 13, 2021
We got into a huge fight where he said I had snooped and was invading his privacy.
From Slate ● May 28, 2020
I left the phone sitting there, worried that if I turned it in, even touched it again, aides would think I had snooped.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2018
The first was that operatives had snooped on Congress to find out what information it had on CIA interrogation.
From The Verge ● Jul. 31, 2014
Look at the way she had snooped around the attic like a bum detective.
From Jerry's Charge Account by Charles Geer
