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eye

[ahy] / aɪ /


NOUN
optical organ of an animate being
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"You may experience mild and common symptoms such as eye, nose and throat irritation, headaches or a mild cough," Environment Canada warned.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

"The chimpanzees began to study the crystals' transparency with extreme curiosity, holding them up to eye level and looking through them," García-Ruiz said.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

Refiners aren’t creating quite the same investor buzz as the red-hot memory trade, but keep an eye on their margins.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Market reaction: Stocks were mixed in premarket trading after investors pored over the CPI report with one eye while keep the other eye on Warsh’s congressional testimony with the other.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

He stalked into the dense woods, drawing his hood low over his one glowing eye.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

He was going to visit around town for a while, might eyen take a look at Abraham Lincoln's tomb, while Stevenson made up his mind about tidelands.

From Time Magazine Archive

Only the intellect, withouten more, That dwelled in his herte sike and sore, Gan feillen, when the herte felte deth; Dusked his eyen two, and failled his breth.

From Notes and Queries, Number 187, May 28, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George

But lo, the love of his eyen, and the kindness of his face!

From The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs by Morris, William

Maybe you are somewhat like as yet unto him whose eyen Christ touched, that at first he could not tell betwixt men and trees.

From Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada by Holt, Emily Sarah

“Mistress Philippa, you be the fairest ointment for the eyen that I have seen these many days!” said the lively little Flemish lady.

From Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada by Holt, Emily Sarah

Meanwhile, the cruel antagonist Antinous has his eyes fixed on the queen while her husband is still away.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Both squads are bursting with talent, but all eyes will be on Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Goforth is about 5-foot-7 and 140 pounds with blond hair and blue eyes.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

In another, a grey-haired woman laid one hand atop the coffin while she dabbed her eyes with a tissue.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

You can laugh or yawn, roll your eyes upward in boredom, or open your eyes wide in delight.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

For licht wis the laughter in bonny Kinreen, An' licht wis the footfa' that glanced o'er the green, An' licht ware the hearts a' an' lichtsome the eyne, Och hey, Kinreen o' the Dee!

From Mr. Punch in the Highlands by Various

Sayt cydaunt a la tere qe tere soit sauve . . . . . . . eyne de tere ou tere est benure.

From Erthe Upon Erthe by Various

‘I’ve sene lord, and I’ve sene laird, And knights of high degree, Bot a fairer face than Young Waters Mine eyne did never see.’

From Ballads of Romance and Chivalry Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - First Series by Sidgwick, Frank

Pules it in the candle light Wi' a cheek so lean and white, Chinkling up its eyne so wee, Wailing shrill at her an' me.

From Down-Adown-Derry A Book of Fairy Poems by De la Mare, Walter

Range the brown hair, it blinds her eyne, Dash cold water over her face!

From Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan by Dutt, Toru

When Díaz underwent the procedure to remove loose bodies from his elbow in late April, the Dodgers eyed a post-All-Star break return.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 20, 2026

Though he's "not praying for hat-tricks", many would have been asking the man above for a favour or two as Scotland eyed up their first World Cup win in 36 years.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2026

Global stocks gained and oil prices retreated as investors eyed a potential deal between the U.S. and Iran that could open the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal May 25, 2026

The EU has long eyed India -- the world's most populous nation -- as a key market.

From Barron's May 15, 2026

Shackleton and Worsley eyed the razorback ridges and glaciers that rose up into the clouds.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

The form that both of them are in, it feels like it is going to be a shootout between two of the big guns, who are both eyeing the Golden Boot.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

In a sector largely dominated by China, other major powers are increasingly eyeing the Congolese subsoil in an effort to compete -- with the United States in particular seeking to expand its foothold.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

With the Japanese yen reaching a 40-year low on Tuesday, investors are eyeing when the country’s authorities may stage an intervention to bolster its ailing currency.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

One SpaceX buyer has been eyeing a $32-million pocket listing of his in tony Brentwood for months while waiting for the IPO, according to real estate broker Cory Weiss of Douglas Elliman.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

Tamika pulled the door fully open, eyeing me carefully like I might explode if she moved too fast.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

He told AFP that VW was eying other Asian countries and South America as places that might be receptive to its China-developed offerings.

From Barron's Apr. 27, 2026

The company is eying a potentially blockbuster initial public offering that could draw more attention to the space sector.

From MarketWatch Apr. 20, 2026

General Catalyst is eying call centers and rental companies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 11, 2026

Voters from more than 100 countries followed the action at Katmai's Brooks River through live web streams, where bears can be seen scooping up salmon and eying up their competition.

From BBC Oct. 1, 2025

Yossarian nodded weakly too, eying his talented roommate with great humility and admiration.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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