reading glasses
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 used to read in bed at night but now it’s a whole production of reading glasses, electronic devices, sufficient lighting, not disturbing my husband next to me.
From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2024
Bochy wasn’t wearing his reading glasses but said the boy looked like him.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2023
He had a stack of books on the floor beside his bed, with his reading glasses sitting on top.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
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