eyeball
- eye n.
- gander n.
- glance n.
- glimpse n.
- view n.
- ascertain v.
- assay v.
- behold v.
- check v.
- distinguish v.
- eye v.
- face v.
- flirt v.
- gape v.
- gawk v.
- gaze v.
- goggle v.
- investigate v.
- leer v.
- observe v.
- ogle v.
- peer v.
- regard v.
- rubberneck v.
- scrutinize v.
- sight v.
- spy v.
- stare v.
- verify v.
- watch v.
- witness v.
Example Sentences
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"I opened the package, and there was a giant, 200-year-old eyeball sitting on dry ice just staring back at me," the 28-year-old says with a laugh.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
The trick is so subtle it can “pass the human eyeball test,” said Ben Bernstein, a cybersecurity expert at Huntress Labs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Their snobbery is juxtaposed with Carney’s friend and colleague Pepper’s unsettling bluntness and eyeball to eyeball stare.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
On Wednesday morning, I walked into Channel 4's offices in central London and took a seat in a room eyeball to eyeball with its boss.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
The eyeball became a severed hand, which flipped over and began to creep along the floor like a crab.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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The last 20 years, Marx said, have been one big “lowest-common-denominator fight for attention,” meaning it was easier than ever to remain a public figure and make money off the resulting eyeballs.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
Their cloudy-looking eyes can appear almost lifeless, and parasites are often found attached directly to the eyeballs.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
“When the market is wholly convinced there is a real project, eyeballs start to turn towards the detail around delivery.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
More countries taking part and more matches means more eyeballs on the action - as well as more opportunities to make money.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
They’ll act like their eyeballs will boil from the steam coming off me.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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