glass eye
Example Sentences
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“Equipped with a prosthesis simulating a glass eye over his pupil,” we are told, Mr. Day-Lewis “practiced hitting it with the tip of his knife without batting an eyelid.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Within weeks, Yukov had a new glass eye and was back in Dovhenke, searching for Sasha.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2024
"I'll soon get a glass eye and you'll get a medal."
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2023
His father had worn a glass eye since a terrible accident when he was 10, and his mother, Beatrice, had worked at Harper’s Bazaar magazine alongside Diana Vreeland and an upstart Andy Warhol.
From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2022
The glass eye raised itself slowly from my face and a human voice said, “There you are. I didn’t mean to scare you.”
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
