magnifying glass
noun
: a specially shaped piece of glass that is attached to a handle and is used to make an object look larger than it is
The jeweler examined the diamond with a magnifying glass.
Examples of magnifying glass in a Sentence
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Commenters repeatedly suggested a water globe had acted like a magnifying glass and ignited the area.
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Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
Avoid overhead watering in the middle of the day because the water drops on the leaves can act as a magnifying glass and cause scorch spots on leaves and flowers.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
22 June 2026
Weddings, no offense to the couples who have them, are socio-celebratory rorschach tests that are almost designed to hold a magnifying glass up to the lives of their guests.
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Bobby Finger
june 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
The device works like a convex magnifying glass lens that focuses light into a narrow, concentrated beam.
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New Atlas,
14 June 2026
Other portraits include Robert Rauschenberg (1963), showing just a close-up of the artist’s mouth, and Oldenburg (1970), featuring the artist’s face distorted via a magnifying glass.
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Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
11 June 2026
Thursday’s practice at Halas Hall was open to reporters, offering an opportunity to put the magnifying glass over a handful of key topics.
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Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
The magnifying glass The LAP1-B is 13 billion light-years away from Earth.
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Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
The Palisades fire put a magnifying glass on our city’s preparedness for a major disaster.
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Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
Avoid overhead watering in the middle of the day because the water drops on the leaves can act as a magnifying glass and cause scorch spots on leaves and flowers.
—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
22 June 2026
Weddings, no offense to the couples who have them, are socio-celebratory rorschach tests that are almost designed to hold a magnifying glass up to the lives of their guests.
—
Bobby Finger
june 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
The device works like a convex magnifying glass lens that focuses light into a narrow, concentrated beam.
—
New Atlas,
14 June 2026
Other portraits include Robert Rauschenberg (1963), showing just a close-up of the artist’s mouth, and Oldenburg (1970), featuring the artist’s face distorted via a magnifying glass.
—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
11 June 2026
Thursday’s practice at Halas Hall was open to reporters, offering an opportunity to put the magnifying glass over a handful of key topics.
—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
The magnifying glass The LAP1-B is 13 billion light-years away from Earth.
—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
The Palisades fire put a magnifying glass on our city’s preparedness for a major disaster.
—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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“Magnifying glass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnifying%20glass. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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