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

And with its mix of pre-Columbian references and hints of pop culture, you know it’s a piece by Juarez as soon as you lay eyes on it.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2024

Of the hundreds of souls that gathered here in Lower Manhattan, only a few dozen journalists, police officers and lawyers would even lay eyes on the man they had come to see.

From Washington Post • Apr. 4, 2023

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

“It’s not a trap. The sheriff never wants to lay eyes on you again,” I said.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen