peephole
Americannoun
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peepholes
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noun
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Origin of peephole
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If you’re home alone or with family members and you hear a knock at the door, check the window, security camera or peephole so you can identify if ICE agents are outside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2025
He then heard a second, "very aggressive knock" but did not see anyone when he looked through the peephole.
From BBC ● May 9, 2024
The door was not equipped with a peephole, so Rehn couldn’t see who was demanding she open up.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 13, 2023
A series of knocks rattled his apartment door one day last fall, and Maksim peered through the peephole to see two soldiers in uniform.
From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2023
Ryan also said his mother had discovered the tiny peephole Ralph had nipped in his shirt.
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
Leidos told Congress in December it would install peepholes on dorm room doors, limit access to master keys that could open multiple bedrooms, and give teams in the field an extra satellite phone.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 26, 2023
And while they didn't find any peepholes in the buildings they studied, they did find some hidden stairs.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2022
They positioned the galaxy inside a trunk and drilled peepholes on the outside, painting a night sky on the exterior.
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2021
At their center, peepholes or narrow slits allow you to look through the object — although typically, the focused view is blocked by a dot or line that DeLap has painted on the glass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2018
The floor of the hallway was sticky, and for some reason all of the peepholes had black paint over them.
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
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