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eyes

noun US /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

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Rank 116 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 220,476 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.105% of every word in the library.

It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.

What it means

noun

  1. opinion or judgment in the eyes of the lawI was wrong in her eyes

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

eyes in real books

Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.

  • The boy did not lift his eyes.

    The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1

  • When our eyes met, I felt that I was growing pale.

    The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1

  • I was sitting up in my chair, pointing, my eyes fixed with surprise.

    The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1

  • She looked up at him, the tears in her eyes, but with a great light shining in them too.

    Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1

  • With her head up and her brown eyes fixed on Phelps gate-way she hurried along--and did not look at him.

    The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1

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