How to Use eyeful in a Sentence

eyeful

noun

• The view of the mountains is an eyeful.
• The Nest rooftop bar, with its 120-foot deck, delivers another eyeful of the bay and the Olympic Mountains.
  — Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2017
• The afternoon crowd in the area of Las Olas Boulevard Tuesday got an eyeful when a streaker ran by — on the sidewalk and in the street.
  — Doug Phillips, Sun-Sentinel.com, 26 July 2017
• Every Sunday, get an eyeful of soul with Silky Nutmeg Ganache.
  — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 27 June 2019
• Come at the city by boat, off the deep blue of the Gulf Stream and into the robin’s-egg and violet waters of the port, and a spell – part intrigue, part eyeful – is spontaneously cast.
  — Peter Lewis, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2017
• An eyeful: Butler went down with 42.3 seconds left in the first half after taking a blow to a head from with Celtics guard Marcus Smart in a rebound scrum.
  — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 11 May 2021
• As the sun sets and sailboats and ferries drift by, a spectator gets a hypnotic eyeful of the city’s liquid border.
  — Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2021
• The Cocoa Beach Air Show gave onlookers quite the eyeful when a pilot had to make an emergency landing in the water.
  — Chris Perkins, sun-sentinel.com, 19 Apr. 2021
• Ten years ago, showgoers got an eyeful of the iPotty, a toilet training device for kids that had an iPad attached to it.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 7 Jan. 2022
• The families snacking on the lunch buffet that Wednesday were getting an eyeful.
  — Tim Zimmermann, Outside Online, 30 July 2010
• The cast is huge and hugely talented, the sets and costumes are an eyeful, and the stage effects are cleverly inventive.
  — Marilyn Stasio, Variety, 11 Feb. 2022
• Tozzi was smitten with the nearly 360-degree eyeful of lushness, with all manner of trees, brush, wild grasses and more swooping down to touch the banks of the Chagrin River.
  — Roxanne Washington, cleveland.com, 25 Oct. 2017
• And Sheard, who was accompanied by Mingo, got an eyeful.
  — Stephen Holder, Indianapolis Star, 12 Oct. 2017
• The ad is the brand’s latest reaction to Harry Styles getting an eyeful of Skittles thrown at his face at a concert earlier this week.
  — Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2022
• For the cap and gown recipient who loves fashion, there’s an eyeful of trendy options on the market that are also on sale due to Memorial Day Weekend sneaking up.
  — Nandi Howard, Essence, 26 May 2021
• The lavish costumes are an eyeful, originally designed by Gregg Barnes.
  — Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2018
• The touring production of the 2014 hit, now at the Kennedy Center’s Opera House, is an extravagant eyeful — epic scenery, glittery costumes, flying carpet, the whole nine yards — and that seems to be its basic function.
  — Washington Post, 25 July 2019
• The World Juniors offers an opportunity to get an eyeful of players eligible for the 2021 draft.
  — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 26 Dec. 2020
• Who has not received an unwelcome, embarrassing eyeful when a fellow passenger — in a short skirt, an untucked shirt or baggy jeans — reached into the overhead bin to store a bag?
  — The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2017
• Angkor-rivalling eyefuls of Borobudur and its surrounding forests, hills and volcanoes fill almost every window and veranda.
  — Lucy Fennings, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 May 2011
• But as a woman, and more specifically a Black woman, Addai-Robinson’s addition to the lore didn’t exactly excite every fan who got an eyeful of early trailers and images of the series.
  — Rivea Ruff, Essence, 31 Aug. 2022
• Aside from the music, the concerts present an eyeful for their audience, with images of various scenic locations from all over Ireland projected on large high-definition screens.
  — Jackie Moe, Orange County Register, 17 May 2017
• The detective, acting on an anonymous Crimestoppers tip from a resident who expressed concern that there was suspicious vehicle and pedestrian traffic at all times on a block near a Boys and Girls Club, got an eyeful.
  — Howard Cohen, miamiherald, 20 Mar. 2018
• In a moment of instantaneous recognition, an eyeful of singular automotive icons leaves the group speechless.
  — Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2022
• Arthur watches in horror from the window as Ed's pajama bottoms continue the journey downward, giving another eyeful.
  — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2020
• In a lace catsuit and full skirt from Alexis Mabille, Rihanna gave onlookers an eyeful with a combination that merged the sumptuousness of a wedding gown with a bolder sensibility.
  — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2018
• Michigan commuters got an eyeful after pornography was displayed on an interstate billboard outside of Detroit.
  — Petra Cahill, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2019
• That said, spectators typically crowd the starting location, and people always wind up catching an eyeful from local businesses and neighborhood streets.
  — oregonlive.com, 27 June 2019
• Expect an eyeful, from lavish textiles (Fortuny silk curtains in the master bedroom) to sustainable elements (wind turbines and solar panels on the children's terrace) to installations by two nearby art galleries.
  — Laura Regensdorf, ELLE Decor, 5 May 2010

Last Updated: 3 Oct 2024