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eye

[ahy] / aɪ /


NOUN
optical organ of an animate being
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"The chimpanzees began to study the crystals' transparency with extreme curiosity, holding them up to eye level and looking through them," García-Ruiz said.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

“I couldn’t help myself,” he says: He instinctively made eye contact with someone in the crowd.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

But what alarms fans even more than nitpicking that exceeds the abilities of the human eye is how often that tech is intervening.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Investors will also be keeping an eye on testimony from Kevin Warsh, who will appear before Congress this week for the first time as Fed chair.

From MarketWatch Jul. 12, 2026

Rather, every eye is squinting beyond the horizon, trying to see Oklahoma land.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

He was going to visit around town for a while, might eyen take a look at Abraham Lincoln's tomb, while Stevenson made up his mind about tidelands.

From Time Magazine Archive

Only the intellect, withouten more, That dwelled in his herte sike and sore, Gan feillen, when the herte felte deth; Dusked his eyen two, and failled his breth.

From Notes and Queries, Number 187, May 28, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George

‘That ye shall mete with good Robyn, On lyve yf that he be; Or ye come to Notyngham, With eyen ye shall hym se.’

From Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series by Sidgwick, Frank

Then Cloudesle cast his eyen asyde, And saw hys brethren stande At a corner of the market place, With theyr good bowes bent in theyr hand, Redy the justyce for to chase.

From Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series by Sidgwick, Frank

She is metely well-looking,—good of stature, and a fair fresh face, grey eyen, and fair hair, as have the greater part of maids about here, but her nose turns up too much for beauty.

From Joyce Morrell's Harvest The Annals of Selwick Hall by Holt, Emily Sarah

Marlowe said she is "thrilled to be joining the Radio 1 family" and hopes to "captivate your ears, not so much your eyes due to it being radio".

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Approaching audience members to explore their own feelings about their hair, she receives with surprised saucer eyes encouragement to embrace the braids she has.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

In another, a grey-haired woman laid one hand atop the coffin while she dabbed her eyes with a tissue.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

Both squads are bursting with talent, but all eyes will be on Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

I let the water run over me and close my eyes.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

"Come," said he, "an' ye go to that, I'll wrestle ye, my lad, if so be you will let me blindfold your eyne."

From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Reade, Charles

Range the brown hair, it blinds her eyne, Dash cold water over her face!

From Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan by Dutt, Toru

Matthew Roydon wrote of his patron, Sir Philip Sidney: His personage seemed most divine, A thousand graces one might count Upon his lovely cheerful eyne.

From A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles by Lee, Sidney, Sir

Sayt cydaunt a la tere qe tere soit sauve . . . . . . . eyne de tere ou tere est benure.

From Erthe Upon Erthe by Various

While he, perhaps, with larger eyne, Was pleased, instead of vexed, at seeing Some little petulance in mine, And loved me all the more, for being; Not too divine.

From Fringilla: Some Tales In Verse by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)

When Díaz underwent the procedure to remove loose bodies from his elbow in late April, the Dodgers eyed a post-All-Star break return.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 20, 2026

Though he's "not praying for hat-tricks", many would have been asking the man above for a favour or two as Scotland eyed up their first World Cup win in 36 years.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2026

Treasurys weakened slightly as investors eyed the key U.S. inflation data due for release later Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

Over half of U.S. companies are losing sales due to policy restrictions; new U.S. tariffs are expected, with Xi’s September visit eyed for clarity.

From Barron's Jun. 10, 2026

Hazel and the wolf eyed each other as the wind danced around them.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

The new company also is eyeing possible acquisitions in food, travel and general entertainment programming, added Simpson, a former chief strategy officer at Wheelhouse, a production firm behind “America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

The form that both of them are in, it feels like it is going to be a shootout between two of the big guns, who are both eyeing the Golden Boot.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

Five years later, they account for over half of all retail sales, according to official figures, and are eyeing new opportunities, in property development, banking and agriculture, among other areas.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

The talks will include $6 billion held in Doha under Qatar’s supervision and which Pezeshkian is eyeing to help rebuild Iran’s economy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

“Don’t tell me your parents are eyeing Jimmy as your future husband.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

President Trump has so far brushed off questions about whether he is eying a similar operation in Cuba.

From BBC May 21, 2026

He told AFP that VW was eying other Asian countries and South America as places that might be receptive to its China-developed offerings.

From Barron's Apr. 27, 2026

The company is eying a potentially blockbuster initial public offering that could draw more attention to the space sector.

From MarketWatch Apr. 20, 2026

General Catalyst is eying call centers and rental companies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 11, 2026

Then she pulled away, eying my blue plaid shirt.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee




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