lay eyes on
Example Sentences
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Strong words from someone I had never met and would more than likely never lay eyes on again.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2024
Having written about it in the past, I was intrigued to lay eyes on its modest proportions.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2022
Most of us will only lay eyes on a polar bear in the dreary confines of a zoo, if that.
From Slate • Oct. 11, 2022
But today, the residents largely remember her arrival as a moving gesture of solidarity from someone they never expected to lay eyes on.
From New York Times • Sep. 18, 2022
Oh, just wait until I lay eyes on whoever comes.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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