"Prying" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
Intruding or interfering in someone's private affairs, often in a rude or nosy way.
Example sentences:
1. The paparazzi were accused of prying into the private lives of celebrities.
2. Don't pry into other people's business unless you're invited to do so.
3. The instructors taught their students not to pry into confidential documents.
4. The manager caught the new employee prying into another worker's computer files.
5. He tried not to pry into my personal life, so he didn't ask many questions.
To probe or examine something carefully, often in an intrusive or intrusive way. <br><br>Example: She started to pry into her sister's private life without her consent.
Prytanies (Greek:.qtysetUpentifier, prytaneis, pl. of quantityanieros, 'one who sits at the fire') in ancient Greece referred to the chief magistrates in the most ancient forms of democracy.<br><br>The prytaneis were members of the Boule that served for one-tenth of the year, the day after the new moon and were always in office for a month, just like the Athenian prytany.<br><br>The word refers to the council of city magistrates in Athens who took care of the common pantry and the fire, promising a common safety.