penetrating eye
Example Sentences
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But any soldier with General Brereton's penetrating eye is bound to spot a flaw.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dayan did not touch the map lying in the middle of the table; he only looked straight ahead with his one penetrating eye.
From Time Magazine Archive
This brother Eusebius knows right well, for the hidden properties and relations of things are clear to his penetrating eye.
From The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister by Hillern, Wilhelmine von
The penetrating eye of the English Queen was quick to discern in him qualities of a high order which only required the proper sphere for their development.
From Border Raids and Reivers by Borland, Robert
The old lady's company was always wel284come to him; he liked her penetrating eye, her close-lipped, sharp remarks, and appreciated the real kindness of her heart.
From The Crux by Gilman, Charlotte Perkins
