lay eyes on
Example Sentences
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They know they’re both spies when they lay eyes on each other for the first time at the New York apartment doubling as their HQ.
From Salon • Feb. 2, 2024
Having written about it in the past, I was intrigued to lay eyes on its modest proportions.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2022
Most of us will only lay eyes on a polar bear in the dreary confines of a zoo, if that.
From Slate • Oct. 11, 2022
But today, the residents largely remember her arrival as a moving gesture of solidarity from someone they never expected to lay eyes on.
From New York Times • Sep. 18, 2022
Oh, just wait until I lay eyes on whoever comes.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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