sight for sore eyes

NOUN

vision

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dream picture

STRONG

angel eyeful sight spectacle stunner

WEAK

dazzler feast for the eyes perfect picture

Antonyms

WEAK

actuality blindness fact reality sightlessness

Example Sentences

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The son of a nymph and a river-god, Narcissus was a sight for sore eyes.

From Salon • Sep. 8, 2023

He was badly disheveled and a sight for sore eyes and in need of help.

From Scientific American • May 4, 2023

"Seeing them together was a sight for sore eyes."

From Fox News • Nov. 4, 2021

The Culver City venue was a sight for sore eyes.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2020

I didn’t see Brer, but the rest were a sight for sore eyes.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia