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

He was blinded in his right eye, which has been replaced with a glass eye, and has only partial sight in the other.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2025

Within weeks, Yukov had a new glass eye and was back in Dovhenke, searching for Sasha.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2024

Certainly, the glass eye he uses has made him only more risible to them.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2023

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