eyeball
- eye n.
- gander n.
- glance n.
- glimpse n.
- view n.
- ascertain v.
- assay v.
- behold v.
- check v.
- distinguish v.
- eye v.
- face v.
- flirt v.
- gape v.
- gawk v.
- gaze v.
- goggle v.
- investigate v.
- leer v.
- observe v.
- ogle v.
- peer v.
- regard v.
- rubberneck v.
- scrutinize v.
- sight v.
- spy v.
- stare v.
- verify v.
- watch v.
- witness v.
Example Sentences
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"Evolutionarily speaking, you don't keep the organ that you don't need. After watching many videos, I realized this animal is moving its eyeball toward the light."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
The trick is so subtle it can “pass the human eyeball test,” said Ben Bernstein, a cybersecurity expert at Huntress Labs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
On Wednesday morning, I walked into Channel 4's offices in central London and took a seat in a room eyeball to eyeball with its boss.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
The mass behind his eyeball grew into his nasal cavity and the side of his neck, he told The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
We went and touched the skin on top of the head and touched the tail, but even so nobody touched an eyeball.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
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They placed the lenses over rabbit eyeballs immersed in a saline solution intended to mimic natural tears.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026
That era of network television was heavily driven by the quest for eyeballs and ratings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
The last 20 years, Marx said, have been one big “lowest-common-denominator fight for attention,” meaning it was easier than ever to remain a public figure and make money off the resulting eyeballs.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
More countries taking part and more matches means more eyeballs on the action - as well as more opportunities to make money.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
“This is fine. It’s a nice rest for my eyeballs anyway. I mean, they’re always on, you know?”
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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