bifocals

Example Sentences

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Autofocus lenses could help people who struggle with varifocals or bifocals, says Paramdeep Bilkhu, clinical adviser at the College of Optometrists.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025

Mr. Barker, his bifocals sliding down on his nose, stood at the dais at the front of the House chamber.

From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2022

Among his inventions, which he refused to patent, are the lightning rod, bifocals, the Franklin stove and even the eerie-sounding armonica – a musical instrument that used an array of glass bowls.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2022

My second-grader, Margot, nearly 8, has a lazy eye and wears dark pink and purple bifocals, which were fogging up.

From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2020

Nunley was about a million years old, with bifocals and no teeth and a greasy wave of gray hair.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan