I stopped just short of the opening and peered inside to see what it was.

He peered over the curtain to see exactly where his dad would be going.

I peered outside to see the captain and saw him still waiting for his drink.

I use it to peer over shoulders to see what others are reading across the nation.

He peered from the window in time to see the sliding door close behind him.

No one came to help him, nor even peered through a window to see what was the matter.

For a moment, he peered along his back trail to see if anyone had followed.

Then, standing well back in shadow, she peered out of the window to see what was going on.

How often have you wanted to peer into your disc drive to see what's inside, for example?

I'm not distracted by peering around to see where to go next.