nosy

Example Sentences

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Ultrarich investors are often nosy about what their peers at other family offices are up to, and which deals they are getting a peek at.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

I took that as editorial permission to be nosy.

From Salon • Jul. 15, 2025

Spade, as the president's son, attempted to flip the script on the nosy church elder.

From Salon • Dec. 8, 2024

“At eight they’re nosy, they listen to everything. And Poppy was asking over and over again what had happened.”

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2024

“Yes, he is very nosy about that,” said Dumbledore, now sounding cheerful, and Harry thought it safe to look up again.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling