Example Sentences

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He reacted coolly to the latest revelations, despite growing concern over suggestions that the Americans have been snooping on business and economic activity.

From New York Times • Jul. 2, 2015

Inside the house, Elmer, 47, a sturdy, barrel-chested man, explained he is losing his 460-acre farm and suspected that the neighbor might have been snooping around for the bank that will seize his property.

From Time Magazine Archive

Inej had tried to keep tabs on the team, but someone else in the gang could have been snooping.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

“Why else would he have been snooping around the old house like a burglar?”

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

You know the attach�s that have been snooping round here on one pretence or another since you have been working.

From Prince or Chauffeur? A Story of Newport by McFall, J. V.