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
By then, Yukov had a new glass eye, which looks incredibly real until he raps on it with his knuckles.
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
Something about him resembles my old doll with the smashed glass eye, or a curious illustration from a medical encyclopedia.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
