Sentence examples for as nosy from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "as nosy" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to compare someone's level of curiosity or intrusiveness to that of another person or thing.
Example: "She is as nosy as her neighbor, always peeking through the curtains to see what's happening next door."
Alternatives: "just as inquisitive" or "equally intrusive".

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In the interest of always being as nosy as possible, I asked 19-year-old musician and model, Leo Bhanji, to keep a 24-hour diary of his internet use.

So, in the interest of always being as nosy as possible, we're asking some to keep a 24-hour diary of their internet use to find out what they're actually doing with all of those hours.

He characterized himself as "nosy and insistent".

This coast is bordered by coral reefs and volcanic islands, such as Nosy Be (Nossi-Bé), which protects Ampasindava Bay.

In the Osbornes' home, one resident who keeps a close eye on things is referred to as "Nosy Neighbor".

Arbiters of good usage resigned to being called "word police" have been denounced as wordinistas, just as nosy reporters have been derogated as scandalistas.

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There are at least a dozen sensational performances, among them Keith Carradine as Hickok; Dayton Callie as his sidekick, Charlie Utter Robin Weigertt as Calamity Jane; Jeffrey Jones as the nosy newspaper publisher A. W. Merrick; Paula Malcomson as Trixie, a prostitute with higher aspirations; and Geri Jewell as Jewel, Swearengen's crippled maid.

As for the rogues' gallery of celebrity cameos, early fleeting appearances by Mariah Carey and Vanessa Redgrave give way to Robin Williams as a fretful Eisenhower, John Cusack as a nosy Tricky Dicky, Alan Rickman as an oily Ronald Reagan and Jane Fonda in a walk-on as haughty/naughty Nancy.

In the show, which is scheduled to go to the Capital One Bank Theater at Westbury in February, Mr. Lawrence also plays the journalist's assistant, reprises Miss Mary as a nosy busybody and wears a turban as Hodgy, a Hindu taxi driver.

Kate and Laura adore "Murder, She Wrote," starring Angela Lansbury as a nosy mystery writer who moonlights solving crimes.

So what should the government do to make the leaker's task — and my job as a nosy journalist — harder?

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