Example Sentences

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Ankara in 2012 reportedly divulged to Iran the identities of up to 10 Iranian citizens who were spying for Israel and gathering information on Iran’s nuclear-weapons program.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Kirby said that while the U.S. has no specific reasons to suspect the aerial objects were spying, “we couldn’t rule that out.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2023

He told her one night that neighbors were spying on them through an air vent, and another time that he had searched the attic for intruders.

From Washington Post • Jun. 6, 2022

Much of it is shot with long lenses, through doors and over shoulders, as if the camera were spying or at least staying helpfully out of the way.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2021

“I thought you were spying on me,” I whispered.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows