She peered at the bags and sniffed at the tubes, but there was nothing in them she could comprehend.

NEWYORKER: A Tiny Feast

He was angular and professorial-looking, and he peered at us owlishly through steel-rimmed glasses with lenses that grotesquely magnified his eyes.

NEWYORKER: Rat Beach

She peered at the parents, imagining their hearts like machines, manufacturing surfeit upon surfeit of love for their children, and then wondered how something could be so awesome and so utterly powerless.

NEWYORKER: A Tiny Feast

He leaned in and peered at the flowers.

NEWYORKER: Another Manhattan

Anton peered at her closely.

NEWYORKER: Pumpkin Head

He turned with surprising grace and peered back at her from a distance of a dozen feet.

NEWYORKER: The Valetudinarian

She turned to stare out the windshield while he peered in at her.

NEWYORKER: The Valetudinarian

The driver peered down at what probably looked to him like a toy windup car, and revved his engine a few times.

FORBES: Fueling Hope

Someone laughed, but in a moment several passengers were up and banging on the doors and windows until a man in a uniform came down the ramp and peered in at us with his hands cupped at his temples.

NEWYORKER: Wakefield