spy on
phrasal verb
spied on; spying on; spies on
: to watch (someone) secretly
He spies on his neighbors.
Have you been spying on me?
Examples of spy on in a Sentence
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Dragon, the former police commissioner who had spied on Moïse and who turned himself in for questioning after the assassination, died four months later in custody.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024
Now, researchers have found a new way to spy on them.
—Katherine Irving, science.org, 19 June 2024
In 1994, Aldrich Ames, a former CIA officer who spied on the U.S. for the Soviet Union and Russia, pleaded guilty to espionage and tax evasion.
—The Arizona Republic, 27 Apr. 2024
Founded in 1963 to monitor Black activism for the governor and legislature, the commission spied on civil rights workers and threatened their lives.
—John M. Giggie / Made By History, TIME, 7 June 2024
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024
Now, researchers have found a new way to spy on them.
—Katherine Irving, science.org, 19 June 2024
In 1994, Aldrich Ames, a former CIA officer who spied on the U.S. for the Soviet Union and Russia, pleaded guilty to espionage and tax evasion.
—The Arizona Republic, 27 Apr. 2024
Founded in 1963 to monitor Black activism for the governor and legislature, the commission spied on civil rights workers and threatened their lives.
—John M. Giggie / Made By History, TIME, 7 June 2024
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“Spy on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spy%20on. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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