How to Use eye in a Sentence
- He wears a patch over one eye.
- I have something in my eye.
- The biographer cast a cold eye on the artist's life.
- He has an artist's eye for color.
- He reviewed the proposal with a jaundiced eye.
- Her eyes slowly became accustomed to the dark.
- Only a trained eye can tell the difference between the original painting and a good copy.
- For decorating, they rely on her discerning eye.
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Her eyes were filled with blood.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
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Dog found as stray lost both eyes.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
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Don’t be scared by his blue eyes.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 26 June 2026
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Your dad’s eyes have not opened yet.
—Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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Cooke was blonde with blue/hazel eyes.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 10 Jan. 2026
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My eyes fixed on the art above their beds.
—Natalia Paradies, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
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Keep an eye out for one-off events too.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
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For any host, this cake will catch some eyes.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
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My eyes scanned the crowd for Leo.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
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His eyes were closed, as in a kiss on the mouth.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
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What did the eye of the Jaguar see?
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
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Keep an eye out for birds, deer, moose, and beavers.
—Joie Probst, Midwest Living, 10 Apr. 2026
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But don't look it in the eye, don't smile at it.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
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Alysa Liu brushed her bangs out of her eyes.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
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Keep an eye out for changes in any liqueurs with a creamy base.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
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Even younger talent to keep an eye on?
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
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Her eyebrows move but her eyes do not.
—Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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This big eye sore of a random stranger!
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 19 Feb. 2026
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Now, all eyes are on the weekend.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
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Wishing you clear skies and wide eyes.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Wishing you clear skies and wide eyes.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
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Wishing you clear skies and wide eyes.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
- I saw someone eyeing me from across the street.
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The city has eyed a shuttle service for years.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Nick Folk took his stance, eyed his kick and attacked.
—Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 17 June 2026
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The next year, a catbird pair returned and eyed our yard again.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
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But others are eyeing this prize too.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
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The fifth-year running back eyed his former team.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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Trump agencies eye public lands for homes.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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No route is as dizzyingly steep, and the world’s best have eyed it for decades.
—Outside, 16 Oct. 2025
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Andy Green wasn’t eyeing a return to the dugout.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026
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Her four children — ages 2 ½ to 22 — eye them but know not to touch.
—Diaa Hadid, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
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Then Hannah eyed the linen closet.
—Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
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For Thomas, the first step is eyeing the board members who backed the plan.
—Dan Snyder, CBS News, 1 May 2026
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Vindman has been eyeing the race for months.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
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Secrets has been eyeing the water gun game in the expo hall all day.
—Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
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The Minnesota Vikings have eyed this event for years.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 19 May 2026
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The bank is eyeing SouthPark to build its first branch.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2025
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The bank is eyeing SouthPark to build its first branch.
—Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2025
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This isn’t the first time Democrats have eagerly eyed Iowa.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 24 June 2026
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Gwen thinks when a legal secretary eyes her in horror and leaves.
—Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2023
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Those companies are eyeing to go public as soon as this year.
—Leslie Picker, CNBC, 19 May 2026
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His poll ratings are dismal and rivals are eyeing his job.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
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Garrett makes the point, yep, Democrats are going to be eyeing it.
—NBC news, 31 May 2026
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Here's who the team is eyeing as candidates for their job opening.
—Mike Darnay, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
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James Murdoch is eyeing an even bigger deal.
—Mary Moreland, Fortune, 17 May 2026
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Men weren’t allowed to carry bags; Momen was to walk with his hands up and eyes down.
—Hannah Allam, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2023
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At this stage of his career, Jones should be eyed as a third-down back in a committee.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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Then there’s a flock of lower polling candidates who’ve been eyeing a way to break out from the pack.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2026
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Wang grimaced, eying his neighbor’s yard.
—Gabriel Debenedetti, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
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Now the state is eyeing two potential solutions to try and make a dent.
—Adam Duxter, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
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Billie Eilish is eyeing the big screen.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
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