pince-nez
Example Sentences
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Gamache does not solve crimes by adjusting his pince-nez and issuing a deduction.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 19, 2022
Improbably bedecked in a bow tie, pince-nez glasses and a mailman’s hat, he held a pickle like a cigar and cracked wise in a voice borrowed from Groucho Marx.
From New York Times • May 21, 2022
His rumpled fedora; his jaunty cigarette holder; his pince-nez glasses; his Naval cape; and the steel leg braces that let him stand and appear to walk on his own.
From Washington Post • Aug. 2, 2021
She was fifty, more than twice his age, but they were of similar stature, and would have stood nearly eye to eye, with Goldman looking at Hoover through her pince-nez.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 4, 2019
The Widow Ashton fumbled for her pince-nez as the admiral took the drawing in both hands and gave an admiring whistle.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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