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: observation sense 1
Examples of eyesight in a Sentence
He wears glasses because his eyesight is not good.
the keen eyesight of a bird of prey
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Although eclipse glasses were essential to see any other part of the eclipse, totality was strictly a naked eyesight.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Fear Butcher had always wanted to be a fighter pilot, an ambition thwarted by poor eyesight.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The animals are most active just after dusk and before dawn and tend to hunt and travel in areas of thick cover, relying on their keen eyesight and hearing for locating prey, officials said.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2025
This disproportionately impacts the most vulnerable—those with limited mobility, hearing loss, and poor eyesight.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Fear Butcher had always wanted to be a fighter pilot, an ambition thwarted by poor eyesight.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The animals are most active just after dusk and before dawn and tend to hunt and travel in areas of thick cover, relying on their keen eyesight and hearing for locating prey, officials said.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2025
This disproportionately impacts the most vulnerable—those with limited mobility, hearing loss, and poor eyesight.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for eyesight
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“Eyesight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyesight. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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eyesight
noun
eye·sight
ˈī-ˌsīt 
: sight entry 1 sense 3, vision
keen eyesight
Medical Definition
eyesight
noun
eye·sight
ˈī-ˌsīt
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