glass eye

Example Sentences

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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

Certainly, the glass eye he uses has made him only more risible to them.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2023

"I'll soon get a glass eye and you'll get a medal."

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2023

How did a glass eye explain, in a competitive swimmer, a pathological fear of deep water—the terror of not knowing what lurked beneath him?

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis