How do you use Spying in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like watch or find, plus the exact meaning.
Spying meaning
present participle and gerund of spy
Synonyms of Spying
Using Spying
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of spy
- Useful related words include: watch, find, discovery, spotting.
- In the example corpus, spying often appears in combinations such as: spying on, of spying, for spying.
Context around Spying
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 13 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Spying
- In this selection, "spying" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, alleged, led, neighbours, networks and tool stand out and add context to how "spying" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include admitted to spying on american and are people spying on them. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "spying" sits close to words such as airbus, angelo and damian, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with spying
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He repeated his question about whether ByteDance was spying. (9 words)
Ethel, though a communist, had nothing to do with any spying. (11 words)
He can re-erect the wall between spying and law enforcement. (11 words)
If you are fortunate enough to have a telescope capable of spying the asteroid, it will appear as a "slow-moving star," and you'll possibly be able to detect its motion in real-time. (35 words)
But it's telling that Nelson does not seem to have the same concerns about U.S-led spying networks, which have admitted to spying on American dissidents and activists in the past. (33 words)
After the agency discovered that Riva was using “the spying tool on its behalf,” the contract with the company was terminated by FBI Director Christopher Wray, U.S. officials recently told the newspaper. (33 words)
How would you feel if someone were spying on your every move, possibly listening to your conversations, and maybe even accessing your personal data without your consent? (27 words)
Example sentences (20)
The Russians hold so many for alleged spying, but when Australia catches Russian's spying that is apparently some "signal" for anti Russia sentiment.
It’s not supposed to be spying on us, it’s supposed to spying on them, ” Rollins said.
But it's telling that Nelson does not seem to have the same concerns about U.S-led spying networks, which have admitted to spying on American dissidents and activists in the past.
After the agency discovered that Riva was using “the spying tool on its behalf,” the contract with the company was terminated by FBI Director Christopher Wray, U.S. officials recently told the newspaper.
A homeowner daubed 'watch p*rn, not me' across their roof to seemingly mock nosy neighbours spying on Maps - but the stunt backfired as tens of thousands are now flocking to view it.
And then, thanks to Emily’s reporting, we also know that there are people spying on them.
Both Republican committee chairman Rep. Jim Jordan and Democratic ranking member Rep. Jerrold Nadler agreed that Americans’ communications needed to be better protected from government spying.
But soon after their son David was born, Agee's female roommates began spying on her mothering behavior to her newborn son.
Cell phone “spying” is a long-standing suspicion that is fueled by the exclusive “coincidences” between what is talked about near the device and what happens later in interest.
Charlotte and Miranda are horrified to find out that Brady and Lily might be sneaking around together, so they try to confirm their suspicions by spying on the young duo.
China has been hyperactive in cyber spying and it has hoovered up western technology and science secrets.
China has denied any claims of spying, and said it is a civilian-use balloon intended for meteorology research.
Ethel, though a communist, had nothing to do with any spying.
Fallon Isn’t Sweating the Chinese Spy Balloon: ‘The Spying Is Scary but the Balloon Part Makes It Kind of Cute’ (Video)thewrap.
German authorities are additionally inspecting whether or not two officers in Germany’s federal ministry of economics have been spying for Russia, in accordance with the newspaper Die Zeit.
Gershkovich’s arrest marks the first time an American journalist has been detained on accusations by Moscow of spying since the Cold War.
He can re-erect the wall between spying and law enforcement.
He repeated his question about whether ByteDance was spying.
How would you feel if someone were spying on your every move, possibly listening to your conversations, and maybe even accessing your personal data without your consent?
If you are fortunate enough to have a telescope capable of spying the asteroid, it will appear as a "slow-moving star," and you'll possibly be able to detect its motion in real-time.
Common combinations with spying
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- spying on 60×
- of spying 36×
- for spying 22×
- spying for 18×
- spying and 15×
- with spying 10×
- on spying 9×
- was spying 9×
- spying scandal 9×
- the spying 6×