good/keen/sharp eye

1 of 2

noun (1)

: a special ability to recognize a particular thing or quality
He has a keen eye for details.
He has a good eye for quality.

keen/sharp eye

2 of 2

noun (2)

: a special ability to notice or recognize a particular thing or quality
He has a keen/sharp eye for detail.

Examples of good/keen/sharp eye in a Sentence

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Here, guests will meet their dedicated trackers to embark on a captivating nature drive, keeping a keen eye out for desert elephants, oryx, zebra and springbok. Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025 Investors have a keen eye on data points like in the charts above. Jim Sergent, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025 While casting a keen eye on the business side, Mau P prioritizes creativity as an artist. Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025 Early diagnosis and treatment are crucial for many causes of sharp eye pain, as some conditions can lead to vision loss without prompt intervention. Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 1 Aug. 2025 Here the great essayist puts her sharp eye to engaging some of the contradictions in Gerwig’s spin on a classic. Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 24 July 2025 For you, the first step is to read the job description with a keen eye for what are really their priorities. Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2025 Some shoppers poked fun at items in social media posts and mused that Target may be losing its sharp eye for design. Melissa Repko, CNBC, 15 July 2025 This is where the true value of Vocaloid songs lives on, casting a keen eye on the reality around us. Billboard Japan, Billboard, 16 June 2025
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Wallace’s keen eye for details won’t likely rest any time soon. Nick Caruso, TVLine, 18 July 2025 Born in 1941 in Peterborough, England, Lyne began his career in British advertising, where his keen eye for sensual imagery and visual storytelling emerged. arkansasonline.com, 10 July 2025 The wild and wonderful Bravia Theater System 6 is a different kind of surround system that borrows from the past while keeping a keen eye on the future of your home theater room. Ryan Waniata, Wired News, 9 July 2025 An explorer with a sharp eye Based in the city of Antananarivo, René de Roland’s work has taken him and his colleagues far across the Madagascar wilderness. Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 Bringing that sharp eye for cultural iconography to her latest subject, Gertrude Stein, Wade reveals new details about Stein’s relationship with Alice B. Toklas, and dissects the mythos of the high modernist salonniere with a forensic precision hitherto unseen in previous biographies. Literary Hub july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025 Mars in Virgo, on the other hand, brings analysis, precision and a keen eye for detail. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 25 June 2025 With a sharp eye for both commercial appeal and artistic ambition, Chen is part of a new wave of female producers reshaping the Chinese film industry from within. Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025 De Bruyne’s keen eye for an incisive forward ball would certainly solve that issue, with marauding full-back Pedro Porro and the dangerous Dejan Kulusevski working to create space for the Belgian to do his best work from those deep crossing positions. Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025

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