as in mirror
a smooth or polished surface that forms images by reflection
always remember that the image is reversed in the looking glass
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Recent Examples of looking glass
Alice’s experience reflects something deep about our own universe: Everything is not the same through the looking glass.
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Zack Savitsky, Wired News, 22 June 2025
The curving strip is like Lewis Carroll’s looking glass.
—Book Marks
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
As with much of the movie, including Ramona’s literal trip through the looking glass where all text is reversed, there’s a heavy surreality hanging over everything.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
Whether greeting guests in your entryway, dressing up a ho-hum bathroom, or crowning a fireplace, console, or headboard, this leafy looking glass is sure to make a striking and lasting first impression.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2025
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Zack Savitsky, Wired News, 22 June 2025
The curving strip is like Lewis Carroll’s looking glass.
—Book Marks
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
As with much of the movie, including Ramona’s literal trip through the looking glass where all text is reversed, there’s a heavy surreality hanging over everything.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
Whether greeting guests in your entryway, dressing up a ho-hum bathroom, or crowning a fireplace, console, or headboard, this leafy looking glass is sure to make a striking and lasting first impression.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for looking glass
Recent Examples of Synonyms for looking glass
mirror
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According to the firm, the larger prototype includes a 1,485-square-foot (138 square meters) heliostat made of 40 movable mirrors that track the sun and reflect its rays towards a 32-foot-wide (10 meters) concave dish concentrator.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
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The base price of the Generic Portable Prefab Tiny Home is $8,000 at Amazon, and amenities include a water heater, toilet, sink and mirror, marble shower stall, exhaust fan, and an air conditioner that’s dual cool and heat.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Looking glass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looking%20glass. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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