Example Sentences

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Or worse, he leered at it, encouraged it.

From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2021

The cop walked up to us, leered at the camera’s LCD screen, and said, “Hey, that looks great!”

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2019

Lying to her family and leered at by the police, Alice has no option but to fend for herself.

From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2018

It leered at Bertha and Mabel with a sloppy grin and cloudy blue eyes.

From Nature • Aug. 28, 2018

The creature leered, as though it could hear his thoughts.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray