laid eyes on
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The best defensive player he’d laid eyes on blocked fewer and fewer shots as time went on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
Crab Con is winding down Saturday afternoon when I realize: I haven’t yet laid eyes on a hermit crab.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2025
But police have not laid eyes on Kevin Parle - known as 'Hemp' or 'Joseph' - since 2004 - despite reports linking him to Spain, Australia and Dubai.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2025
When he finally laid eyes on Elvis at the Louisiana Hayride in the summer of 1955, the Colonel was ready for the big time.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2025
But True Belle laughed out loud the minute she laid eyes on him and thereafter every day for eighteen years.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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