lay eyes on
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Others assembled nearby, hoping for a chance to merely lay eyes on her or, perhaps, to get lucky enough to join the meet-and-greet.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 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
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
It was there, on the outskirts of Jordan, Montana, that Brown became the first human to lay eyes on the monstrous form of the T. rex.
From Slate • Jul. 4, 2022
But I have yet to lay eyes on their exotics or ring stock.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
