How to use peek in a sentence

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• I saw the snake-like coils of the garden hose peeking out from under the deck.From the entry -like
• I was able to get a sneak peek at the guest list.From the entry sneak
• Visit the website for a sneak peek of their new movie.From the entry sneak peek
• He gets his jollies from peeking into the girls' locker room.From the entry get one's jollies
• They peeked into the tidepool and found starfish and anemones.From the entry tidepool
• The man is franticly searching rooms as he peeks in and out of each door.2020, Andrew Cooper, Untitled, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 16. From the entry franticly
• I peeked through the fence and almost died right there on the dirt.2019, Lehua Parker, One Boy, No Water, Makena Press, →ISBN. From the entry hammajang
• A dumpy portmaster and his servant peeked their heads out of the door, eyes wide.2017, John Hornor Jacobs, Infernal Machines, London: Gollancz, →ISBN, page 80. From the entry portmaster
• Now let's peek into the astroscope of this intriguing musical man with the distinctive voice.2015, Henry Holloway, Swing, Sing and All That Jazz. From the entry astroscope
• Rick looked slightly worried; I didn't see any underwear peeking out from his jeans.2015, Alicia Morgan, Texas Daydream. From the entry tight whites
• Besides, there's an old saying: peek not through a knothole, lest ye be vexxed.2012, Stephen King, 11/22/63, page 836. From the entry knothole
• Abigail pulled down a corner of the towel, enough for one eye to peek out.2012, Emma Straub, Other People We Married, →ISBN. From the entry bow chicka wow wow
• Peek a Boo said, "I'm sorry guys, please tell my father that I'm ok.2010, Larry Medina, The Adventures of Peek a Boo the Sea Lion, unnumbered page. From the entry sea lion
• "Nobody would bother peeking these days," she said ruefully, "in bathing suits or in the skinny."2009, Susan Wittig Albert, Wormwood, page 90. From the entry skinny
• And why do executives think viewers and readers will care about a backstage peek into magazineland?2007 January 14, Lola Ogunnaike, “TV Dramas Rip the Cover Off Magazines”, in New York Times. From the entry magazineland
• With crumbly dirt crust and a few pink worms peeking out, the pie looked totally gagworthy!2006, Melissa J. Morgan, Over & Out, →ISBN, page 134. From the entry gagworthy
• Of middling height, with fairish skin and raven dark curls peeking from beneath a stylish bonnet.2004, Leslie Lafoy, The Perfect Temptation. From the entry fairish
• The pearlescent moon peeked over the mountains, bathing the land in a ghostly reflection of daylight.2003, Christopher Paolini, “Palancar Valley”, in Eragon, page 16. From the entry pearlescent
• "I just peeked out toward the restaurant and there are a lot of Navy types in there.2002, Pat Conroy, The Great Santini, page 4. From the entry type
• Never felt the gooey drooliness she's observed in other women when they peek into a pram.2002, Regi Claire, chapter 20, in The Beauty Room, Edinburgh: Polygon, Edinburgh University Press, →ISBN, page 157. From the entry gooey
• When my mother drinks beer, she peeks in the bottle to make sure it's a dead soldier.2000, Andrei Codrescu, Laura Rosenthal, Thus Spake the Corpse: An Exquisite Corpse Reader 1988-1998, page 344. From the entry dead soldier
• He clearly has no time for mythological adventures: no Pan or Narcissus peeks out of the undergrowth.1999, Wendy Beckett, Patricia Wright, Sister Wendy's one thousand masterpieces. From the entry fabledom
• And even I, yawning boredly to avoid suspicion, sneaked an occasional peek.1981 May, William Childress, “Conversation”, in Friends, volume 38, number 5, page 29. From the entry diaper shot
• She started to speak, but the peek queeped, and she studded it on.1969 August, Harlan Ellison, “Along the Scenic Route”, in Adam. From the entry queep
• The dining room was closed (this was the height of the pandemic), but peeking through the trapezoid windows, Mr.2026 March 3, Steven Kurutz, “That Red Roof! Those Tiffany Lamps! It’s a Pizza Hut From the Past.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry trapezoid
• As I snarfed my meal on the couch, my husband peeked into my bowl and said: "Having some boy kibble?"2026 March 25, Madeleine Aggeler, “What to know about 'boy kibble', the viral meal slop trend”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian…. From the entry boy kibble
• I always wear my peek hat around.2024 June 23, u/MuttTheDutchie, “Peek hat in the wild?”, in r/ABDL (Reddit post). From the entry friend of Bluey
• I bend down to peek at the shrump Starwood identified.2023 March 19, Katharine Gammon, “Shroom boom: the hunt is on as California rains fuel a mushroom explosion”, in Katharine Viner, editor…. From the entry shrump
• I felt like a beetle at a cartoon Renaissance fair, staring at rows of mommy milkers peeking through manga bodices.2022 November 2, Steffi Cao, “Big Mommy Milkers Are A Shield Against Online Harassment, Vtubers Say”, in BuzzFeed News, archived from the…. From the entry milker
• On day three I pointed at the edge of an intricate pentagram peeking above her shock of oily black hair.2019, Hal Y. Zhang, Hard Mother, Spider Mother, Soft Mother, Brooklyn, NY: Radix Media, →ISBN, page 2. From the entry shock
• A tiny white head with a small red wattle hanging from its beak was peeking into our tent.2018, Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death, HarperVoyager, page 273. From the entry guinea fowl
• Stark peeked up from her wire nest.2016, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Kate Wetherhead, Jack and Louisa - Act 1, page 108. From the entry x out
• Tiny peely flakes cover its forehead and nose, and peeking out from Eden’s jacket are a few spare black hairs.2016, Fleur Hitchcock, Bus Stop Baby, London: Piccadilly Press, →ISBN. From the entry peely
• I want to stay murklins peeking for my own eyes of justice,” she laughs, “I just hate life!” “Relax.2013, Isaiah Lawrence, Hells Clouds. From the entry murklins

Meaning of peek

1. verb To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.
2. verb To be only slightly, partially visible, as if peering out from a hiding place.
3. verb To briefly move out of cover (to gather visual information).

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Questions about peek in a sentence

How do you use peek in a sentence?

Peek is used as a verb and noun. For example: “Close your eyes, and no peeking!”

What is a short sentence with peek?

“Peek my new shoes.”

What does peek mean?

Peek means to look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.