glass eye
noun
1
: an artificial eye made of glass
2
: an eye having a pale, whitish, or colorless iris
Examples of glass eye in a Sentence
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When Daniel Kish takes his glass eyes out of their sockets, the two boys sitting near him have some questions.
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Michael Minahan, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2023
Rudolph lost vision in one of her eyes and eventually had to get a glass eye.
—Demarco Morgan, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2023
Deion James has a glass eye somewhere in his drawer that matches his right eye.
—Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 27 Apr. 2023
One man needed a glass eye.
—Emily Langer, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2020
Even a spoon, a toothbrush, and a glass eye have been found in some displays.
—Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2011
Burt, sporting a glass eye, returns to New York, to the icy disdain of his wife, Beatrice (Andrea Riseborough), and to his career as a doctor, much of it spent relieving the pain of other ex-combatants.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2022
His social climbing wife (Andrea Riseborough) seemingly detests him, and his glass eye keeps falling out.
—cleveland, 5 Oct. 2022
This unusual new superyacht concept has a giant glass eye Introducing the extravagant 110-meter vessel, Zion.
—Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 19 May 2022
Michael Minahan, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2023
Rudolph lost vision in one of her eyes and eventually had to get a glass eye.
—Demarco Morgan, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2023
Deion James has a glass eye somewhere in his drawer that matches his right eye.
—Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 27 Apr. 2023
One man needed a glass eye.
—Emily Langer, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2020
Even a spoon, a toothbrush, and a glass eye have been found in some displays.
—Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2011
Burt, sporting a glass eye, returns to New York, to the icy disdain of his wife, Beatrice (Andrea Riseborough), and to his career as a doctor, much of it spent relieving the pain of other ex-combatants.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2022
His social climbing wife (Andrea Riseborough) seemingly detests him, and his glass eye keeps falling out.
—cleveland, 5 Oct. 2022
This unusual new superyacht concept has a giant glass eye Introducing the extravagant 110-meter vessel, Zion.
—Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 19 May 2022
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glass eye
noun1
: an artificial eye made of glass
2
: an eye having a pale, whitish, or colorless iris
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