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eyelash

[ahy-lash] / ˈaɪˌlæʃ /




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Many species are no wider than an eyelash and typically grow close to the ground in damp, shaded environments.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 1, 2026

Years later, when my salary broke six figures, I found myself dropping $20 on a fancy cocktail without batting a designer-mascaraed eyelash.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025

Can you explain how and why you came up with the eyelash sequence, which you shot in excruciating close-up, and the truly disgusting tapeworm?

From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2025

I was using eyelash serums to try and grow my lashes back but my eyes were getting really sore and red.

From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2024

Mama and Papa and Aunt Loma didn’t bat an eyelash at that.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

She hid her habit with lash extensions, but when beauty salons closed during Covid Daisy decided to create a serum to help her eyelashes grow back.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

One senior party figure told me: "The eyelashes will deliver for a day, maybe a week. But the scrutiny is brutal. Won't last three months, never mind three years."

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026

“I had long, black hair. Losing that wasn’t bad. But I lost the hair on my face — my eyebrows, my eyelashes — that was hard. But I always knew it just had to be.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2026

“Young Lion” only measures about 4.5 inches tall, but Rembrandt used black chalk and white gouache to render it in minute detail, down to the animal’s eyelashes and the chain around his neck.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026

I handed over the poster I’d spent the most time on, a big bass with red lips, eyelashes, and a crown covered in glitter and stick-on jewels.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry




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