looking glass

noun

|Updated on: 9 Jun 2018

Examples: looking glass in a Sentence

Definition of looking glass

: mirror

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Examples of looking glass in a Sentence

always remember that the image is reversed in the looking glass

Recent Examples of looking glass from the Web

One is a 1648 deed for the sale of East Hampton from the Shinnecock and three other tribes — payment included 20 coats, 24 looking glasses, 24 hoes, 24 hatchets, 24 knives and 100 mugs — to early British settlers.

— corey kilgannon, New York Times, "Indians in the Hamptons Stake Claim to a Tiny Eel With a Big Payday," 1 Feb. 2018
Once again the technology industry—and the world—finds itself on the other side of the looking glass.

— aaron pressman, Fortune, "Data Sheet—U.S. and China Trade Relations Are Turning Into a Reality TV Show," 14 May 2018
Other writers under Epstein’s looking glass seem very much in the Alexander Herzen category, not quite ringing the bell of familiarity for general readers: Eric Auerbach, C.K. Scott Moncrieff, Michael Okeshott.

— danny heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, "'The Ideal of Culture' showcases Joseph Epstein’s familiar ease with the treasures of Western culture," 8 May 2018
Opt for a hue that gives your guests the chance to see the night through your looking glass—en rose.

— carrie goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, "This is How to Dress For Your Wedding After Party," 7 Dec. 2017
To give Alice a look of wonder through the looking glass and beyond, start with bright pink blush on the apple of her cheeks.

— shelley wolson, Woman's Day, "DIY Alice In Wonderland Costume," 11 Aug. 2016
The 7-by-8-foot looking glass is practically puritanical.

— darryl levings, kansascity, "Sex in the city: Where prostitution once flourished in KC | The Kansas City Star," 20 Apr. 2018
Fragrances are reflections of what was, moments crystallized behind a looking glass, seen and felt again for a moment with perfect clarity.

— tynan sinks, Allure, "The Beauty of Living Forever Through Fragrance," 21 Mar. 2018
The barber was moving around his head like a big bee, sometimes with scissors, sometimes with little tiny brushes, sometimes with a looking glass.

— john jeremiah sullivan, GQ, "Diddy Opens Up About Biggie's Death and the Secret Project He's Working on with Jay-Z," 19 Mar. 2018

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