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After giving him a monocle, a curly mustache, a soul patch and drawings on his forehead, North carefully places the eyeliner in the elf's arm next to her brother.
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Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 22 Dec. 2022
Yeah, my monocle fell out of my eye.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 15 Mar. 2023
The simple red brick wall behind the stage became a staple of the comedy-club aesthetic, as did the dingy bathrooms and the tight, dark space at the back where Mr. Friedman often sat, peering at the run of show through his trademark monocle.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2022
This time, the puppet — a remarkable monocle-wearing crow — is a single character, on the scene to investigate a murder.
—Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2022
The Penguin is one of the most famous members of the Batman Rogues Gallery, typically recognizable by his top hat, monocle, and wide variety of deadly umbrellas.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 9 Mar. 2022
Nabokov started to seem less like a lovable, bumbling Professor Pnin and more like a pitiless White Russian with a monocle and an ebony cigarette holder.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2020
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Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 22 Dec. 2022
Yeah, my monocle fell out of my eye.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 15 Mar. 2023
The simple red brick wall behind the stage became a staple of the comedy-club aesthetic, as did the dingy bathrooms and the tight, dark space at the back where Mr. Friedman often sat, peering at the run of show through his trademark monocle.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2022
This time, the puppet — a remarkable monocle-wearing crow — is a single character, on the scene to investigate a murder.
—Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2022
The Penguin is one of the most famous members of the Batman Rogues Gallery, typically recognizable by his top hat, monocle, and wide variety of deadly umbrellas.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 9 Mar. 2022
Nabokov started to seem less like a lovable, bumbling Professor Pnin and more like a pitiless White Russian with a monocle and an ebony cigarette holder.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2020
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“Monocle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monocle. Accessed 29 Sep. 2023.
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mon·o·cle
ˈmän-i-kəl 
: an eyeglass for one eye
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