magnifying glass
Example Sentences
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Ternus was on the road at the supplier’s facility, and sometime after midnight he pulled out a magnifying glass to count the circles, finding that the supplier had gotten it wrong, putting in 35 grooves.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
Do you really think that foreign governments are at this point, with a magnifying glass, looking at our markets and thinking something might be about to happen?
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
Says Merritt, “You’re going to want to get your magnifying glass to look at some of this stuff.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025
Pattern maker Mar Marcote has been with the business 42 years and still uses a magnifying glass to examine each item of clothing before it finally goes into production.
From BBC • May 8, 2025
She took the three hoarded office telephone books out of some recess in her desk and, studying the pages with a magnifying glass, gave them a number.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
