EYE in a Sentence

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349 example sentences for EYE, such as:

1. I have a good eye for character.
2. A bit of grit had got into my eye.
3. She turned a sharp eye on the girls.
4. The nerve runs from the eye to the brain.
5. Cry with one eye and laugh with the other.

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 Meanings and Examples of EYE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
eye
 n.  a small hole or loop, as in a needle
 n.  one of the two organs in face that are used for seeing
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  He had been straining for a glimpse of the dark head under the cherry-coloured scarf and it vexed him that another eye should have been quicker than his.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In I
2  A bright fire glowed in the stove and the cat lay stretched before it, watching the table with a drowsy eye.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IV
3  He had scattered the contents of the table-drawer in his search for a sheet of paper, and as he took up his pen his eye fell on an old copy of the Bettsbridge Eagle.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VIII
4  The sorrel, turning the same big ringed eye on him, nuzzled the palm of his hand in the same way; and one by one all the days between rose up and stood before him.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
5  He looked up and down the little pebbly beach till his eye lit on a fallen tree-trunk half submerged in snow.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
6  She murmured: "I always say you've got the surest eye."
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
7  Scarlett knew these hurried preenings were being made with an eye toward meeting his wife with the appearance of a gentleman who had ridden sedately home from a call on a neighbor.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
8  "There's only one who takes me eye," Gerald said finally.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
9  "Miss Ellen Robillard," said Gerald, trying to speak casually, for the slightly tilting dark eyes of Ellen Robillard had taken more than his eye.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
10  When her eye caught his, he smiled, showing animal-white teeth below a close-clipped black mustache.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
11  To the outward eye, never had a girl less cause to be miserable.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
12  At the same moment, Scarlett's eye was caught by a figure on the sidewalk in a brightly colored dress--too bright for street wear-- covered by a Paisley shawl with fringes to the heels.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
13  She turned a sharp eye on the girls.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
14  Yes, keep an eye on her, take care of her.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
15  He smothered a grin, as from the corner of his eye he saw her bosom heave with silent wrath.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
Example Sentence: (139 in 10 pages)
16  Cry with one eye and laugh with the other.
17  Never look down to test the ground before taking your step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find his right road.
18  A bit of grit had got into my eye.
19  Uncle Geooge got a black eye for ogling a lady in the pub.
20  The nerve runs from the eye to the brain.
21  Opacity of the eye lens can be induced by deficiency of certain vitamins.
22  I have a good eye for character.
23  The store detective was keeping a close eye on a suspected shoplifter.
24  In biology the equations are as much the product of evolution as traits such as eye color.
25  Most novels are published with an eye to commercial success.
26  Out of the corner of my eye I saw a blur of movement on the other side of the glass.
27  Go through your shopping list with a critical eye for foods with a high fat content.
28  She looked round the room with a critical eye.
29  He kept the customer talking with an eye to selling him something else.
30  The job requires skill and an eye for detail.