spectacles

Example Sentences

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But his blue eyes behind the thick round spectacles were as mild and merry as ever, and he gazed from one of us to the other with frank delight.

From Literature

Her eyesight wasn’t up to snuff, and she naturally wouldn’t pay for spectacles.

From Literature

While Domingo is taking on big-budget spectacles, he still keeps a foot in indie films, working with A24 on Sing Sing, for example.

From The Wall Street Journal

In his maroon robes, simple sandals and wide-rimmed spectacles, the Dalai Lama is an unlikely global celebrity.

From Barron's

Her ashen hair sits in a quivering pile atop her head and her spectacles, if not teetering on the end of her sniffer, hang from a sterling chain to rest upon her ample bosom.

From Literature