Verb (used without object) : to pry into the personal affairs of others. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : to pry a secret out of someone; We finally pried them away from the TV. From Dictionary.com.
Well, apparently prying is the correct thing to do, but unfortunately I must have fatigued the metal shaft because it broke off. From Wordnik.com. [A Monroe electromechanical calculator « The Half-Baked Maker] Reference
She went rather red at the idea of prying into it. From Wordnik.com. [The Chain Of Destiny]
'Well - for goodness sake don't let's get caught,' said Julian, not at all liking the idea of prying about in his host's house. From Wordnik.com. [Five Go To Smugglers Top]
The "prying" continues nevertheless, often taking even more extravagant forms. From Wordnik.com. [The One and Only] Reference
She apologised for "prying" and intruding by phoning me, but she said she just couldn't put it off any longer. From Wordnik.com. [sheepdip Diary Entry] Reference
I'm sure they've heard it before about "prying" into what mother does. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Gusev succeeds in prying the fingers from his throat. From Wordnik.com. [In the Jaws of Kronos Act 1, scene v] Reference
It scrambles data so it's indecipherable to prying eyes. From Wordnik.com. [Researchers Discover New Ways Hackers Can Spy on Internet Users] Reference
The prying reportage is beginning to smell of dumpster diving. From Wordnik.com. [Chelsea Clinton can't catch a break in media frenzy over wedding] Reference
Its users collaborate to keep secrets in a world of prying eyes. From Wordnik.com. [HOW THEY BEAT BIG BROTHER] Reference
Property was stolen from an office entered by prying open a door. From Wordnik.com. [D.C. crime report] Reference
Property was stolen from a residence by prying open a front door. From Wordnik.com. [D.C. crime report] Reference
Uzbekistan was far away from the prying eyes of the Stalin regime. From Wordnik.com. [Art In Exile] Reference
Property was stolen from a residence entered by prying open a door. From Wordnik.com. [D.C. crime report] Reference
Property was stolen from an area entered by prying open a rear door. From Wordnik.com. [D.C. Crime Watch] Reference
Computers were stolen from a business entered by prying open a door. From Wordnik.com. [Anne Arundel County and Howard County crime report] Reference
But prying open the palace gates was a bit like jimmying Pandora's box. From Wordnik.com. [The Selling Of The Royals] Reference
Property was stolen from a business entered by prying open a rear door. From Wordnik.com. [Montgomery County crime report] Reference
Property was stolen from a residence entered by prying open a rear door. From Wordnik.com. [D.C. crime report] Reference
The real impetus for change has come from outsiders prying their way in. From Wordnik.com. [Coming Out Party] Reference
Property was stolen from a residence entered by prying open a front door. From Wordnik.com. [D.C. crime report] Reference
Property was stolen from a construction site entered by prying open a door. From Wordnik.com. [D.C. crime report] Reference
Property was stolen from an apartment entered by prying open a basement door. From Wordnik.com. [D.C. Crime Watch] Reference
"Make it clear that you're not prying into their personal business," she said. From Wordnik.com. [In job search, salary information often requires digging a little deeper] Reference
Property was stolen from a residence entered by prying open a front-door lock. From Wordnik.com. [D.C. Crime Watch] Reference
And even if you hide your data from prying eyes, use caution in what you post. From Wordnik.com. [Data Privacy Day: Do you know how to protect your personal information?] Reference
Cash was stolen from a lawn-service business entered by prying open a garage door. From Wordnik.com. [Montgomery County crime report] Reference
Property was stolen from a residence entered by prying open a rear bedroom window. From Wordnik.com. [D.C. crime report] Reference
Drita, 29, comes here to be alone, to escape the prying eyes of her extended family. From Wordnik.com. [A War's Hidden Tragedy] Reference
Cash was stolen from a swim - and tennis-club office entered by prying open a window. From Wordnik.com. [Anne Arundel County and Howard County crime report] Reference
The B-52s attacked the targets that were outside the range of television's prying eye. From Wordnik.com. [A New Kind Of Warfare] Reference
"The press has no business prying into my personal life," Warnecke recalls Gore saying. From Wordnik.com. [The Education Of Al Gore] Reference
Jewelry, checks and coins were stolen from a residence entered by prying open the front door. From Wordnik.com. [Anne Arundel County and Howard County crime report] Reference
Outside, they gutted entire city blocks, smashing storefronts and prying open security gates. From Wordnik.com. [Indonesia In Flames] Reference
My motto is that they will take my air conditioning only by prying it from my cool, dry hands. From Wordnik.com. [Let's Have Two Big Cheers for Modern Air Conditioning] Reference
But in Chicago, producers can perfect their shows without the prying eyes of New York critics. From Wordnik.com. [Broadway in the Loop] Reference
They were supposed to keep to the house, for fear of prying (and potentially traitorous) eyes. From Wordnik.com. [HISTORY: THE QUALITY OF COURAGE] Reference
(Crooked media mogul Robert Maxwell, for example, used the courts to silence prying journalists.). From Wordnik.com. [A Pyrrhic Mcvictory] Reference
In 1968 Reagan came closer than many people remember to prying open Nixon's grip on the delegates. From Wordnik.com. [Conventional Journalism] Reference
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