to the eye
Example Sentences
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The leak wasn’t visible to the eye: They realized there was a problem when the floors started buckling.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
Over the next several weeks, their sensors noted that the crack was widening about 0.015 of an inch per day, a rate invisible to the eye.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Because the inner ear’s balance organs are wired to the eye muscles, when displaced crystals send false signals that the head is spinning, the eyes reflexively move to compensate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
They emerged with pledges of tax revenue and investment in return for building structures that, while not pleasing to the eye, were the backbone of a digitally connected world.
From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025
The lawns were “rather poor,” the gravel walks “not pleasant to the eye nor to the foot.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
