magnifying glass
Example Sentences
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There’s a picture of a magnifying glass, and beneath that, in big black text, it says, “Trying to find somebody? We can help!”
From Literature
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Kennedy studied one of the missiles with the magnifying glass.
From Literature
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When Lennon climbed the ladder and looked through the magnifying glass, he made out the word “yes,” written in small letters on a canvas attached to the ceiling.
From Los Angeles Times
“Any little data point about profitability will obviously be looked at with a magnifying glass.”
The paper was covered in flow charts, arrows and text so minuscule you almost needed a magnifying glass to read it.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.