eye socket

noun

Examples of eye socket in a Sentence

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In 2016, Maco was involved in a car crash that left him with multiple skull fractures, a broken eye socket, cracked vertebrae, and heart palpitations, as well as visual impairment that doctors were eventually able to treat. Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 27 Dec. 2024 The rookie hero, opening beer bottles with his eye socket, pulling out his own tooth with pliers, and being stabbed by a fan in Mexico wielding a pen, made news everywhere. Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025 After Aidid agreed to free him, Durant was turned over to American soldiers with a gunshot wound and broken leg, back and eye socket. Emily Blackwood, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025 For decades, measures of eye sockets have been some of the only concrete evidence of that nocturnal lifestyle. Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for eye socket

Word History

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of eye socket was in 1661

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“Eye socket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eye%20socket. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

eye socket

noun

Medical Definition

eye socket

noun
: orbit

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