reading glasses

Example Sentences

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She pauses, fiddling with her red-framed reading glasses.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

He was a scholarly analyst who wore tortoiseshell reading glasses and made friends throughout the energy industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

I give her a magisterial stare over the top of my reading glasses.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2024

Cohen wore a black suit, white shirt, pink tie, and reading glasses that tilted on and off the top of his head in the manner of an accountant more than a Roy Cohn.

From Slate • May 14, 2024

Stella gnawed on her pencil as Mrs. Grayson put on her reading glasses, slid away the twine from the package, and snapped the wrapping open.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper