by eye
idiom
: by looking at something to get a rough idea of its size
I measured the distance by eye.
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By inspecting over 42,000 lensing candidates by eye, the researchers identified more than 400 promising ones.
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
This regimen can be prescribed by eye-care professionals across the US and typically lasts for 12 weeks.
—PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
The video shows a large bedroom with an office space, and a side room, which appears to hold equipment normally used by eye doctors.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
That flash was bright enough to be seen by eye, reaching about magnitude 4.2, and came from an object estimated to be less than half a meter across.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2025
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
This regimen can be prescribed by eye-care professionals across the US and typically lasts for 12 weeks.
—PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
The video shows a large bedroom with an office space, and a side room, which appears to hold equipment normally used by eye doctors.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
That flash was bright enough to be seen by eye, reaching about magnitude 4.2, and came from an object estimated to be less than half a meter across.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2025
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“By eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20eye. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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