How to Use eyeglass in a Sentence

eyeglass

noun
  • She left her eyeglasses at work.
  • Her eyeglass frames are yellow, and the shape of France surrounds each eye.
    Mélanie Wenger, National Geographic, 23 June 2020
  • And long story short, my boss at the eyeglass store was good friends with Harry.
    Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com, 22 July 2021
  • The man had short black hair, a black goatee, and wore eyeglasses and a white sweatshirt.
    Megan Cassidy, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Apr. 2023
  • The 21-year-old wore a dapper black suit and tie with a crisp white dress shirt, black dress shoes, and black eyeglasses.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 May 2023
  • The eyeglass chain was made of plastic and cost only a few dollars.
    Marisa Silver, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2022
  • His book bag, a purple iPhone and a pair of broken eyeglasses were found in front of it.
    Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 12 July 2023
  • Roosevelt’s eyeglass case and a lengthy speech in his pocket helped slow the bullet.
    Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 13 July 2024
  • Late in the movie, though, and hidden beneath a pair of eyeglasses the size of a bay window, Farrell rides in to steal the show.
    Kyle Smith, National Review, 23 Jan. 2020
  • Police in that city said the group snatched about 500 pairs of eyeglasses, and were in and out of the business in less than two minutes.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2019
  • Her waist and eyeglasses thicken, as these things tend to.
    Mireille Silcoff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The little girl who wore black-rimmed eyeglasses and liked dressing in pink lay in the coffin.
    The Republic | azcentral.com, 31 Mar. 2018
  • The artist is a 49-year-old prescription eyeglass maker named Rawleigh Brown, Class of ’87.
    Maria L. La Ganga, idahostatesman, 28 Jan. 2018
  • Much to the disappointment of fans, the Over-the-Rhine eyeglass maker, Frameri, is closing on Jan. 16.
    Sheila Vilvens, Cincinnati.com, 5 Jan. 2018
  • Amazon closed the event by revealing two off-the-wall Alexa devices: eyeglass frames and a ring.
    Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica, 25 Sep. 2019
  • With the help of thick eyeglasses, Loren was spending hours each night online.
    Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 29 May 2019
  • Solly: There was one major clue that pointed to Leopold and Loeb, and that was a pair of eyeglasses that had been left at the crime scene.
    Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2024
  • The thief left behind my eyeglasses, the lipsticks, most of the paperwork.
    Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2020
  • Items missing from the car included a GPS and three pairs of eyeglasses.
    cleveland, 12 Mar. 2020
  • The woman is described as being in her 30s with short brown hair and dark eyeglasses.
    Max Londberg, kansascity, 4 May 2018
  • Walmart is giving away a free lens cloth and bottle of eyeglass cleaner with a coupon.
    Doreen Christensen, Sun-Sentinel.com, 2 Apr. 2018
  • Baldwin arrived at the courthouse Tuesday in a gray suit, a dark tie, a white shirt and eyeglasses.
    Sumiko Moots, NBC News, 9 July 2024
  • Beginning last month, the string of eyeglass larcenies began in the D.C. area, all occurring while the stores were open.
    Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2022
  • At the event, Hayes had $30 worth of weed in an eyeglass case with him, and security personnel found it.
    Ilana Frost, Peoplemag, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Above it, in a postage-stamp sized photo, an 80-year-old's smiling face peers out from behind a pair of eyeglasses.
    Tiffini Theisen, orlandosentinel.com, 30 Sep. 2019
  • Beutner chairs the board of Vision to Learn, which provides eyeglasses to needy students in 10 states.
    Howard Blume, latimes.com, 17 Apr. 2018
  • Williamson laid his hand on the tummy of Alex Mero, a 52-year-old accountant in a light-purple T-shirt and black eyeglasses.
    Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2023
  • The headlights beam in odd directions, and eyeglasses shine through the dim windshield.
    Katherine Dunn, The New Yorker, 4 May 2020
  • The bar was full of Berliners, gorgeous girls with ratty mullets and 1970s eyeglasses, skinny boys slouching in all black.
    Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2024
  • This occasion and organization helped collect and donate used eyeglasses to those in need.
    Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024

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