: corrective or protective devices (such as glasses or contact lenses) for the eyes
Examples of eyewear in a Sentence
a shop that specialized in fashionable eyewear
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The result is eyewear that resists trends and rewards patience.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2026
The eyewear will be connected to your smartphone so that the handset can process information that is received from the camera.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
Panahi ended up at East Ninth Street and shuffled into Fabulous Fanny’s, a vintage-eyewear store full of carrousels of dead-stock frames.
—H. C. Wilentz, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
The federal court lawsuits brought against delivery company FedEx and French eyewear company EssilorLuxottica, which makes Ray-Ban sunglasses, seek to ensure that consumers get a share of any refunds the businesses get.
—Mae Anderson, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2026
The eyewear will be connected to your smartphone so that the handset can process information that is received from the camera.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
Panahi ended up at East Ninth Street and shuffled into Fabulous Fanny’s, a vintage-eyewear store full of carrousels of dead-stock frames.
—H. C. Wilentz, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
The federal court lawsuits brought against delivery company FedEx and French eyewear company EssilorLuxottica, which makes Ray-Ban sunglasses, seek to ensure that consumers get a share of any refunds the businesses get.
—Mae Anderson, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
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“Eyewear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyewear. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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eyewear
noun
eye·wear
ˈī-ˌwa(ə)r, -ˌwe(ə)r 
: corrective or protective devices (as glasses or contact lenses) for the eyes
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