How to Use gimlet-eyed in a Sentence

gimlet-eyed

adjective

• On cue, investors kept a gimlet-eyed focus on those figures on Wednesday.
  — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
• Cultural critic Ted Gioia has gained a good deal of attention in recent years with his gimlet-eyed views of contemporary culture.
  — Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
• Her second-in-command, gimlet-eyed art director Nigel (once again played by Stanley Tucci), hasn’t forgotten.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 29 Apr. 2026
• The Department of Justice and the Treasury subjected the question of whether the change could be made without congressional action to their gimlet-eyed scrutiny, and turned thumbs-down.
  — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
• In graceful, gimlet-eyed prose, Edwidge Danticat stares down preconceptions of family and belonging, lending her novel propulsion and promise.
  — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
• The Last Emperor, Matt Tyrnauer’s gimlet-eyed documentary about the luxurious world of Valentino, the legendary Italian couturier who died this week at age 93, was released in 2008.
  — Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026