lay eyes on

Example Sentences

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Given the headlines covering this study, you might think it wise to quickly cross the street if you so much as lay eyes on a piece of bacon.

From Slate • Aug. 2, 2025

They know they’re both spies when they lay eyes on each other for the first time at the New York apartment doubling as their HQ.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2024

Of the hundreds of souls that gathered here in Lower Manhattan, only a few dozen journalists, police officers and lawyers would even lay eyes on the man they had come to see.

From Washington Post • Apr. 4, 2023

Having written about it in the past, I was intrigued to lay eyes on its modest proportions.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2022

“It’s not a trap. The sheriff never wants to lay eyes on you again,” I said.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen