reading glasses
Example Sentences
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“I have been using Samsung folding phones for over five years and love them mostly because they don’t require reading glasses to read mail, and for watching videos they are far superior to conventional cellphones.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
She pauses, fiddling with her red-framed reading glasses.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
We’re still youthful, but I haven’t been carded in ages, and oftentimes we text each other to see if one of us has the reading glasses the other can’t seem to find.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2024
She wears reading glasses, 1.5 strength — a tidbit that didn’t make it into my story but gave me a certain middle age presbyopic nerd thrill.
From New York Times ● May 18, 2024
“His office is right here, sir,” the woman said, looking over the top of her reading glasses and inspecting Daddy’s medium-gray three-button blazer and matching vest, charcoal-colored tie, and brown leather church shoes.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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