: either of the movable folds of skin and muscle that can be closed over the eyeball
Examples of eyelid in a Sentence
the upper eyelid of the left eye
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With encouragement from a fellow actor friend — whom Peck opted not to name — Peck got a lower-eyelid blepharoplasty in 2023.
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Louis Peitzman,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 June 2026
In Second Nature, scientists theorize that Darwin couldn’t help but impose his own heterosexual ideations on animal reproduction, mainly that animals only copulate for the purposes of reproduction, with males being the aggressors and females fluttering their eyelids behind lace fans, or something.
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Rachel Brodsky,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2026
The smoky eyes of Duchess Birgitte of Gloucester The Duchess paired her vivid lips—painted in a bright shade of pink, very close to coral—with anthracite-toned eyelids, perfectly complementing her playful silver hairstyle.
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Laura Scafati,
Vanity Fair,
20 June 2026
Some may achieve excellent results with a more traditional facelift, while others benefit from a deep-plane approach, often combined with neck contouring, eyelid surgery or fat grafting.
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Carlos Wolf,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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Louis Peitzman,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 June 2026
In Second Nature, scientists theorize that Darwin couldn’t help but impose his own heterosexual ideations on animal reproduction, mainly that animals only copulate for the purposes of reproduction, with males being the aggressors and females fluttering their eyelids behind lace fans, or something.
—
Rachel Brodsky,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2026
The smoky eyes of Duchess Birgitte of Gloucester The Duchess paired her vivid lips—painted in a bright shade of pink, very close to coral—with anthracite-toned eyelids, perfectly complementing her playful silver hairstyle.
—
Laura Scafati,
Vanity Fair,
20 June 2026
Some may achieve excellent results with a more traditional facelift, while others benefit from a deep-plane approach, often combined with neck contouring, eyelid surgery or fat grafting.
—
Carlos Wolf,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for eyelid
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“Eyelid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyelid. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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eyelid
noun
eye·lid
ˈī-ˌlid 
: one of the movable lids of skin and muscle that can be closed over the eyeball
Medical Definition
eyelid
noun
eye·lid
ˈī-ˌlid
: either of the movable lids of skin and muscle that can be closed over the eyeball
called also palpebra
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