glass eye
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“Equipped with a prosthesis simulating a glass eye over his pupil,” we are told, Mr. Day-Lewis “practiced hitting it with the tip of his knife without batting an eyelid.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
By then, Yukov had a new glass eye, which looks incredibly real until he raps on it with his knuckles.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
"I'll soon get a glass eye and you'll get a medal."
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2023
His father had worn a glass eye since a terrible accident when he was 10, and his mother, Beatrice, had worked at Harper’s Bazaar magazine alongside Diana Vreeland and an upstart Andy Warhol.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
He watched the game with his glass eye and his true eye, with an expression that betrayed nothing.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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