Examples of “peer” in a Sentence

noun Someone of the same rank, age, or status as another person.

• Children learn a lot from playing with their peers at school.
• She was the youngest on the team, but her peers treated her as an equal.
• Teenagers often care deeply about what their peers think of them.

verb To look closely or with difficulty, as if trying to see something unclear.

• He peered at the small print on the label, wishing he had brought his glasses.
• The children peered through the foggy window to see who had arrived.
• She peered into the dark room, unable to find the light switch.

noun A member of the nobility holding a title such as duke, earl, or baron.

• The old peer lived in a castle that had belonged to his family for centuries.
• When the baron died, his son became a peer and took his seat.
• As a peer of the realm, he was entitled to sit in the House of Lords.