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Used with adjectives:
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He has a fake left eye."
(left, right)
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Both girls have blue eyes."
(blue, brown, green, gray, hazel, dark, pale)
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That fish has huge eyes."
(huge, big, enormous, large)
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They had wide eyes from fear."
(wide)
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She described him as having beady eyes."
(beady, narrow, close-set, wide-set, deep, hollow, sunken)
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She had puffy eyes from crying."
(puffy swollen, bloodshot, red)
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Her warm eyes made him feel comfortable."
(warm, soft, welcoming)
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She looked at me with teary eyes."
(teary, misty, cloudy)
"
Allergies give him watery eyes."
(watery, cloudy)
"
There wasn't a dry eye in the room during the movie."
(dry)
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The villain has wild eyes."
(wild, mad, crazy, angry)
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He looked at my plate with hungry eyes."
(hungry, greedy)
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Despite his age, he still has sharp eyes."
(sharp, keen)
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Her sad eyes told him something was wrong."
(sad, solemn)
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The killer looked at him with cold eyes."
(cold, dull, vacant, lifeless, glassy)
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Their sharp eyes spotted the distress signal."
(sharp, keen, good)
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This might look easy to the untrained eye."
(untrained, inexperienced)
"
I need someone with an artistic eye to look at this."
(artistic, expert, experienced)
Used with verbs:
"
Finally she opened her eyes."
(opened, closed, shut)
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He blinked his eyes rapidly."
(blinked)
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They averted their eyes from the horrible sight."
(averted)
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She raised her eyes to meet his face."
(raised, lifted)
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He lowered his eyes to hide the tears."
(lowered)
"
He shaded his eyes against the glare."
(shaded)
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She rolled her eyes at his suggestion."
(rolled)
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They wore goggles in the lab to protect their eyes."
(protect, cover)
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The doctor tested her eyes."
(tested)
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She woke up and rubbed her eyes."
(rubbed, wiped)
"
Something in the distance caught my eye."
(caught)
"
He looked into her eyes."
(looked)
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Her eyes widened with shock."
(widened, stared)
"
My eyes always water when I eat spicy food."
(water)
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Their eyes glowed with excitement."
(glowed, lit up, shined, gleamed, sparkled)
"
His eyes twinkled in the nightlight."
(twinkled, sparkled, gleamed)
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His eyes hardened at the sound of her voice."
(hardened, softened, narrowed, sharpened)
"
Her eyes burned from the smoke."
(burned, stung, hurt)
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Their eyes gazed at me intensely."
(gazed, stared, looked, peered, glared)
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She fixed her eyes on the book and tried to study."
(fixed, focused, locked)
"
Her eyes glanced around the room trying to find someone she knew."
(glanced, darted, shifted, scanned, searched)
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Her eyes adjusted to the darkness and she found the door."
(adjusted)
"
His eyes strained to find the doorknob in the darkness."
(strained)
"
She squinted her eyes in the sun."
(squinted)
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Her eyes showed her true feelings."
(showed, told)
"
Their eyes examined the scene."
(examined, studied, took in)
Used with nouns:
"
His eye muscles keep twitching."
(muscles)
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He avoided making eye contact."
(contact)
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She will see an eye doctor about the problem."
(doctor, specialist, surgeon)
"
He had an eye exam before buying new glasses."
(exam, examination, test)
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He has a serious eye injury."
(injury, disease, infection)
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She wears glasses to help avoid eye strain."
(strain, damage)
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This task requires eye protection."
(protection)
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She wears a lot of eye make-up."
(make-up, liner, shadow)
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I put the note at eye level so he'd see it."
(level)
Used with prepositions:
"
She has a good eye for detail."
(for)
"
She tries to view the lesson through the students' eyes."
(through, from)
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In their eyes, he's always right."
(in)
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She looked over the plan with a critical eye."
(with)
