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bird's-eye

[burdz-ahy] / ˈbɜrdzˌaɪ /




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A bird’s-eye shot of spike heel-clad feet framing an esoteric dress acquisition, a styling clip attached to soft fabric sitting lightly and low-rise, a dress-up session framed by whitewashed wood with the perfect patina.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

With his bird's-eye view of the contest, Vuletic says the contest will weather this controversy, as it has done many times before.

From BBC May 9, 2026

A glowing Ferris wheel churned nearby, offering a bird’s-eye view of the main stage.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

For that reason, I suggest you enlist independent third-party help: a fee-only fiduciary who can give you a bird’s-eye view of your finances and who has no incentive to sell you another policy.

From MarketWatch May 6, 2026

A bird’s-eye view of ten or a dozen of the principal pueblos, then a landing for lunch in the valley of Malpais.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

They were a beautiful blue, not like any other blue, not like the violets in the garden, or the sky over the trees, or the geranium in the grass, or the bird's-eyes by the path.

From The Open Air by Richard Jefferies

The little blossoms have a peculiarly fresh and winsome look, and are called "bird's-eyes" by the children.

From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons

Logs of great value, having bird's-eyes, have often unsuspectingly been chopped up for fire wood.

From Wood and Forest by William Noyes

The bird’s-eyes bright; Pink-tipp’d daisies; sorrel red, Drooping o’er the lark’s green bed; Oxlips; glazed buttercups, Out of which the wild bee sups; See! they dance about thy feet!

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844 by Various




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