Example Sentences

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Leary leeringly appreciated the smart, bold and charming Dohrn, but theirs was a connection of temporary convenience.

From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2018

"Make as much noise as yer like," he continues, leeringly, over the incessant crraaang of the mechanised looms.

From The Guardian • Jul. 27, 2013

Any resemblance to persons living or dead is clearly and leeringly intentional.

From Time Magazine Archive

The fish-face somewhat resembled the head of a shark, except that the mouth was a bit smaller and not quite so leeringly brutal, and the forehead was rather high and domed.

From Astounding Stories, August, 1931 by Various

And then one of the faces smiled malevolently, leeringly.

From Doors of the Night by Packard, Frank L. (Frank Lucius)