eyeshot

eye·shot | \ ˈī-ˌshät

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Definition of eyeshot

: the range of the eye : view

Examples of eyeshot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This particular station is ringed with concrete walls meant to evoke pre-Hispanic architecture, with the city’s tallest office towers looming within eyeshot of the base of the sunken plaza. — Washington Post, "Mexican wrestlers thrill public at historic Metro station," 22 Dec. 2019 Right after their meeting, Roy – once out of eyeshot from Mirren’s Betty McLeish – quickly sheds his kindly old gentleman persona and skips into a nightclub to hash out a scheme with his co-conspirators over champagne. — Jake Coyle, Detroit Free Press, "‘Good Liar’ pairs Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen," 14 Nov. 2019 This is painting not about painting, but about her world within eyeshot. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, "Painter Vivian Suter emerges from decades of self-exile with bright, blissful works at the ICA," 29 Aug. 2019 Billy parked down the street, in eyeshot of the boxer’s room. — Greg Bishop, SI.com, "Immigrant Song," 30 July 2019 New lodges open within eyeshot of its verdant-covered volcanoes seemingly every month, in order to keep up with demand to see the mountain gorillas, but few have caught our attention like this one, the second from luxury resort brand One&Only. — Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Hottest New Hotel Openings of Summer 2019," 9 July 2019 Within eyeshot is Leah's daughter's pink bedroom, with butterfly stencils on the wall and a Disney-princess quilt on the bed. — Jennifer Wolff Perrine, Redbook, "Inside the Life of a Mom Who Strips," 15 Feb. 2012 It would be located within eyeshot of the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge. — Steve Annear, BostonGlobe.com, "Sorry, you can’t jump into the Charles River this summer during the community swim event," 14 June 2018 The location is within eyeshot of the Milwaukee County Domes. — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "A former Wauwatosa alderman and his wife reported the body found near the Mitchell Park Domes," 13 June 2018

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31 Dec 2019

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“Eyeshot.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyeshot. Accessed 18 January 2020.

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