penetrating eye
Example Sentences
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But any soldier with General Brereton's penetrating eye is bound to spot a flaw.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dayan did not touch the map lying in the middle of the table; he only looked straight ahead with his one penetrating eye.
From Time Magazine Archive
The penetrating eye of the envoy soon perceived that the English princess was under evil influences.
From History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by Prescott, William Hickling
Yes, I knew it; they have a politician's penetrating eye for all things.
From The Mantle and Other Stories by Gogol, Nikolai Vasilievich
Therefore the writer of fiction who takes himself and his art seriously must develop the open and penetrating eye and the faculty of just selection.
From The Technique of Fiction Writing by Dowst, Robert Saunders
