set eyes on
Example Sentences
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That changed the moment he set eyes on Kyle Field, Texas A&M’s 103,000-seat cathedral of college football.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025
Madison and Borisov share a palpable chemistry from the moment they set eyes on each other in “Anora,” though you could hardly call it a “meet cute.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2024
Bill and Anne Black were 13 when they first set eyes on each other at high school.
From BBC • May 22, 2024
By the time Boikiv set eyes on her husband again, Kolia had been dead for a month.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2022
He covered well, spouting a pleasantry before shifting into Common Tongue to say, “This is a day such as dreams are made of. I never thought to set eyes on a Tizerkane warrior.”
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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