lay eyes on
Example Sentences
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Strong words from someone I had never met and would more than likely never lay eyes on again.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2024
He and his crew were the first Europeans to lay eyes on California, and what they saw on Oct.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2023
Most of us will only lay eyes on a polar bear in the dreary confines of a zoo, if that.
From Slate • Oct. 11, 2022
But today, the residents largely remember her arrival as a moving gesture of solidarity from someone they never expected to lay eyes on.
From New York Times • Sep. 18, 2022
The Yaba warriors hadn’t even been able to enforce the usual dress code; people from all over the city had gathered to lay eyes on him, to touch him.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
