eye

[aɪ]

Definition:
1. The organ of sight.
2. Look at.
3. Attention to what is seen.

Use 'eye' in a sentence:

• 1. William was a man of discernment, with an eye for quality.
• 2. Sally eyed Claire with interest.
• 3. Susan has a keen eye for detail, so each dress is beautifully finished off.
• 4. I tried to catch Chrissie's eye to find out what she was playing at.
• 5. She can do no wrong in her father's eyes.
• 6. I couldn't believe my eyes when she walked in.
• 7. A lot of them died in front of our eyes.
• 8. She was afraid to meet my eye.
• 9. She rolled her eyes by way of an answer and left.
• 10. I had a piece of grit in my eye.
• 11. George turned a blind eye to his partner's infidelities.
• 12. Most stars are not visible to the naked eye.
• 13. It fastens with a hook and eye.
• 14. There are pine trees as far as the eye can see.
• 15. He had seen his life's work destroyed before his very eyes.
• 16. He's definitely giving you the eye!
• 17. I spent a fruitless ten minutes walking up and down the high street, desperately avoiding eye contact with passers-by.
• 18. There's something the matter with my eyes.
• 19. I hope I never set eyes on this place again!
• 20. She looked at me squarely in the eye.
• 21. We eyed each other thoughtfully.
• 22. I shut my eyes and tried to go to sleep.
• 23. My eyes were drawn to the man in the corner.
• 24. He has a visual impairment in the right eye.
• 25. Her vision is restricted in one eye.
• 26. An infra-red eye is said to detect the movement of any animal within an angle of 110 degrees at up to 10 metres.
• 27. Can you catch the waiter's eye?
• 28. The eye of the hurricane hit Florida just south of Miami.
• 29. His eyes showed open admiration as he looked at her.
• 30. We are under the eyes of both sides all the time.
• 31. After a few minutes our eyes got used to the darkness.
• 32. The film has a painterly eye.
• 33. Eye colour shows more than your genetic inheritance.
• 34. I was again using the cold, unflinching eye of the camera to probe a sick society.
• 35. The first rule is to make eye contact with your interviewer.
• 36. They look like stars to the naked eye.
• 37. I opened my eyes and looked.
• 38. I ask the mounted patrol to keep their eyes open.
• 39. I've got a piece of grit in my eye.
• 40. What was he doing when you last set eyes on him?
• 41. Connie had a sharp eye for the absurd.
• 42. I'm sure you will appreciate that we must keep a careful eye on all our running costs.
• 43. We're up to our eyes in work.
• 44. Richard Dorrington was, in their eyes, a very sensible and reliable man.
• 45. If you run your eye up and down these columns you will see that the value of some of them declined.
• 46. A surgeon needs a good eye and a steady hand.
• 47. In most people's eyes she was nothing more than a common criminal.
• 48. We took the red-eye to Boston.
• 49. The expression in her eyes told me something was wrong.
• 50. Keep your eyes to the front and walk straight ahead.
• 51. The eyes of the world are on the President.
• 52. He took one smell of the liquid and his eyes began to water.
• 53. To my eye , the windows seem out of proportion.
• 54. Ann wiped a tear from her eye.
• 55. The smoke made my eyes water.
• 56. I have something in my eye.
• 57. Most governments must simply be shutting their eyes to the problem.
• 58. She raised her eyes from her work.
• 59. Their chief negotiator turned his critical eye on the United States.
• 60. He had a wicked glint in his eye.
• 61. She was looking at me across the room, and we made eye contact several times.
• 62. She has an eye for a bargain.
• 63. Don't strain your eyes by reading in poor light.
• 64. The child was watching it all with big round eyes.
• 65. Maria's eyes filled with tears.
• 66. His hat had slipped over one eye.
• 67. His left eye squints a little.
• 68. She has a twitch in her left eye.
• 69. She's had laser surgery on her eye.
• 70. The other serious problem in the eyes of the new government is communalism.
• 71. He has very little sight in his right eye.
• 72. She could see herself reflected in his eyes.
• 73. You and your friends keep an eye out—if there's any trouble we'll make a break for it.
• 74. Computer screens should be at eye level.
• 75. As she turned back, a movement across the lawn caught her eye.
• 76. He had a black patch over one eye.
• 77. That's probably the most bare and bleak island I've ever had the misfortune to clap eyes on.
• 78. His eyes were fixed on a small house in the middle distance.
• 79. Our eyes were burning from the chemicals in the air.
• 80. Images are projected onto the retina of the eye.
• 81. Close your eyes and imagine you are in a forest.
• 82. Such fine work requires a good eye and a steady hand.
• 83. Could you just run your eyes over this report?
• 84. I would be grateful if he could cast an expert eye over it and tell me what he thought of it.
• 85. Try looking at it through her eyes for a change.
• 86. She doesn't want her children growing up in the public eye.
• 87. She viewed the findings with a critical eye.