penetrating eye
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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
The Colonel immediately rose, looking very grand as he turned and surveyed his daughter with his clear penetrating eye.'
From The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life by Anna Katharine Green
During his absence my mother found me a bad companion: I was for ever falling into reverie, and a less penetrating eye than hers would have discovered that my symptoms were those of mental uneasiness.
From A Wife's Duty A Tale by Amelia Alderson Opie
His penetrating eye appears to search into their hearts, and arrest their thoughts as they arise.
From Observations on Madness and Melancholy Including Practical Remarks on those Diseases together with Cases and an Account of the Morbid Appearances on Dissection by John Haslam
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