reading glasses
Example Sentences
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She pauses, fiddling with her red-framed reading glasses.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
He was a scholarly analyst who wore tortoiseshell reading glasses and made friends throughout the energy industry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
We’re still youthful, but I haven’t been carded in ages, and oftentimes we text each other to see if one of us has the reading glasses the other can’t seem to find.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2024
But for nearly a billion people in the developing world, reading glasses are a luxury that many cannot afford.
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2024
This was not unexpected, for we were then not even permitted reading glasses.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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