How to Use eyes only in a Sentence

eyes only

adjective
  • The flicks on our list of the best haunted house movies are for adult eyes only.
    Alesandra Dubin, Good Housekeeping, 30 June 2022
  • And quite often , Rodgers has eyes only for Adams inside the 20-yard line.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2021
  • Long gone are the days when underthings were for your eyes only.
    Zoey Grossman, Vogue, 12 July 2022
  • The love notes, for Lara Jean's eyes only, wind up in the hands of her five crushes and chaos inevitably ensues.
    refinery29.com, 21 June 2018
  • These days, the agro-engineer has eyes only for meal worms.
    The Economist, 18 Jan. 2018
  • An expensive labor of love, it was meant for God’s eyes only.
    chicagotribune.com, 15 Mar. 2021
  • Cohen wanted to write Hannity’s name on a piece of paper, put it in a sealed envelope and hand it to the judge for her eyes only.
    David Zurawik, baltimoresun.com, 17 Apr. 2018
  • Although a partner seems to receive all the attention, someone may be waiting in the wings with eyes only for you.
    Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 2 Aug. 2021
  • But the ability to stay away from prying eyes only applies inside the cabin.
    Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Swansea had sold their souls to the corporate conglomerates that had eyes only on the financial haven that was the Premier League.
    SI.com, 9 May 2018
  • His blue denim shirt caught my eye only seconds before his equally blue eyes did.
    Ree Drummond, Country Living, 6 June 2017
  • Gucci made one for Billie Eilish to wear with her all-Gucci look at the Grammys, as part of her message that her body is her own, for her eyes only.
    Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2020
  • And yet the league will greet its largest audience ever on Feb. 13 – with eyes only for a larger percentage of eyeballs.
    Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2022
  • What once was filed away for the doctor's eyes only can now be accessed through user-friendly patient portals.
    Ashish Mehta, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Human eyes only see the focal points of what’s in their vision at full detail; objects at the periphery or in motion aren’t as sharp.
    Brad Chacos, PCWorld, 20 Mar. 2020
  • Intended for his eyes only, Fuseli’s drawings are not furtive but expressive and lush.
    Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Those video insights lead to the creation of long public mini-movies, but also quick-hit videos aimed at recruits and 50 to 60 internal videos a year for team eyes only.
    Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 4 May 2020
  • Before the first game of Cleveland’s opening-round playoff series of 2015, Cavaliers players gathered to watch a video meant for the team’s eyes only.
    Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2023
  • And these posts are for close friends’ eyes only, with follower numbers purposely kept low, often in the low double digits.
    Natalie Gil, refinery29.com, 26 Oct. 2021
  • Things get complicated when Lara Jean learns the letters, meant for her eyes only, were suddenly mailed to the recipients.
    Erin Nicole Celletti, Teen Vogue, 7 Aug. 2018
  • In fact, viewing her through Fanny’s adoring eyes only enhances its colors.
    Judy Berman, Time, 30 July 2021
  • Most cameras and more comprehensive systems have several measures in place to keep your feeds for your eyes only.
    Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 6 June 2021
  • His face is gaunt, cheeks sunken in, a look that his wandering unfocused eyes only intensify.
    James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 9 Feb. 2018
  • But this isn't another newlywed home movie, intended for her (and her new husband's) eyes only.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2022
  • Fund earnings, by one estimate, could total around $16 billion by the end of this fiscal year, though lawmakers are eyeing only a fraction of that.
    Fox News, 26 Mar. 2018
  • The curves at the corners of the keyboard are more pronounced which gives it a subliminal effect of being smaller—though typing dispels this as an illusion for the eyes only.
    David Phelan, Forbes, 19 May 2021
  • Denning at first said the course had opened his eyes only to positive biases, toward groups like senior citizens, that might lead him to mistakenly let down his guard.
    Tom James, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2017
  • During Covid-19 quarantine two summers ago, Fennell decided to write a book meant for his family's eyes only.
    Leena Kim, Town & Country, 17 June 2022
  • Real estate companies geared up to appeal to upper-crust clients have created a category for your eyes only.
    oregonlive, 9 Aug. 2021
  • Under federal law, the confidential information in the returns is supposed to be for the committee’s eyes only.
    Washington Post, 8 July 2019

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