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reading glasses

NOUN
eyeglasses
Synonyms
STRONGEST
specs sunglasses
STRONG
bifocals cheaters contacts goggles lorgnette monocle pince-nez shades spectacles
WEAK
contact lenses pair of glasses trifocals
NOUN
spectacles
Synonyms
STRONG
bifocals blinkers contacts glasses goggles lorgnette monocle pince-nez shades specs sunglasses
WEAK
contact lenses pair of glasses trifocals

Example Sentences

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She pauses, fiddling with her red-framed reading glasses.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

He was a scholarly analyst who wore tortoiseshell reading glasses and made friends throughout the energy industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

I give her a magisterial stare over the top of my reading glasses.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2024

Mr. Thompson took out his reading glasses to deliver the announcement onstage, reading from a script scrawled across a creased notecard.

From New York Times • May 15, 2024

I visualized my parents during their last hours alive, both in bed, wearing their reading glasses, books in their laps.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson