Examples of Peeping Tom in a Sentence
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With its sadistic violence, taboo sexuality, and grim depiction of postwar London, Peeping Tom was a flop that essentially ended the illustrious career of director Michael Powell, falling into obscurity until Martin Scorsese rescued it and rehabilitated its reputation with a 1979 rerelease.
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Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Oakley was charged with 11 counts of Peeping Tom with photograph/electronic equipment, according to police.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2025
The last film in the program is Peeping Tom, a film from 1960 that deals with childhood trauma, because the [protagonist] is a young filmmaker who, as a child, was abused by his father.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
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Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Oakley was charged with 11 counts of Peeping Tom with photograph/electronic equipment, according to police.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2025
The last film in the program is Peeping Tom, a film from 1960 that deals with childhood trauma, because the [protagonist] is a young filmmaker who, as a child, was abused by his father.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Peeping Tom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Peeping%20Tom. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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