How to Use ogle in a Sentence

ogle

verb
  • He ogled the new cars on the lot.
  • I was ogling the dessert menu before my meal even arrived.
  • He sat at the bar, ogling several women.
  • Go back for lunch and ogle the hot and cold sandwich board.
    Amanda Faison, Outside Online, 6 Jan. 2023
  • None of the men ogling you give a s— about you either, do not be fooled.
    Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
  • In fact, she was even inspired to write it thanks to ogling men in a porno mag.
    Brittany Vincent, Billboard, 11 Jan. 2018
  • His mother used to drive him around to ogle the big houses.
    Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2019
  • But those years were a thrilling mix of ogling at a new world and striving to feel like a part of it.
    Jillian MacKenzie, Town & Country, 5 June 2018
  • That guy didn’t even care about ogling my car in front of his girlfriend.
    Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 18 June 2018
  • Over the course of twelve hours, waves of doctors came through to ogle, poke, and image Manning's crotch.
    Josh Dean, Esquire, 15 Feb. 2017
  • On a recent evening, two IT workers stopped to ogle the machinery, and to eat.
    New York Times, 7 June 2021
  • Whether at 4 a.m. or 9 p.m., there was always something to ogle.
    The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2017
  • Mashers grinned, ogled, and made goo-goo eyes at women.
    Longreads, 10 Jan. 2018
  • The glass slowly rolls down, revealing two young boys who had been ogling her.
    Maria Cramer, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Feb. 2020
  • Her dog River ogled some baba ganoush from his perch near her feet.
    Mattie Kahn, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • So does Olympia Fields, which has a trophy/photo display case to ogle.
    Teddy Greenstein, chicagotribune.com, 2 July 2017
  • Don’t neglect ogling the trail itself—the park is a habitat for native flowers and wildlife.
    Brittany Martin, Los Angeles Magazine, 8 June 2018
  • Aim your phone at the yolk, set it for slow-mo, pierce the orb with your knife, and ogle the contents seeping into the dashi like a yellow oil spill.
    Mike Sula, Chicago Reader, 12 Apr. 2018
  • Red carpet season is just starting, and what could be more fun than ogling all of the gorgeous frocks?
    Julia Malacoff, Redbook, 12 Jan. 2012
  • On that fateful day, Holder ogled the girl with soap in her eyes, her figure barely wrapped in a wet bathrobe.
    oregonlive, 16 Sep. 2019
  • Next, ogle the majesty of Sacré-Coeur, which offers one of the most spectacular views of Paris spread out below.
    Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Celebrity weddings come and go, to be ogled at through computer and iPhone screens.
    Vogue, 5 July 2019
  • The bottom floor features an acrylic dome, which acts as a massive window for watching fish and ogling the coral reef.
    Liz Stinson, Curbed, 24 Apr. 2018
  • So, another sketch where Elordi is cast as the hot guy, and the female cast members ogle at him.
    Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 21 Jan. 2024
  • People used to come to Charleston to ogle the pastel mansions with the pretty side porches.
    Bon Appetit, 19 June 2017
  • People used to come to Charleston to ogle the pastel mansions with the pretty side porches.
    Bon Appetit, 19 Sep. 2017
  • About three years ago, Brin decided to build one of his own after ogling old photos of the Macon.
    Ashlee Vance, chicagotribune.com, 26 Apr. 2017
  • Swarms of bird fanciers have been flocking to a west Orange County neighborhood to ogle a snowy owl.
    Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2022
  • There are also a few dozen new cars to ogle, with most major automakers present.
    Condé Nast, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Although today more people come for food and drink and to ogle the outrageous décor than to chalk a cue.
    Roger Naylor, azcentral, 14 Aug. 2019

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