bright-blindness

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noun

vet science blindness occurring in sheep grazing pastures heavily infested with bracken

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Words nearby bright-blindness

Brigham, Brigham City, Brighouse, bright, bright and early, bright-blindness, bright coal, brighten, brightener, brightening agent, bright-eyed

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How to use bright-blindness in a sentence

His peers remember him as a bright man who spoke softly and occasionally came across as a bit shy.
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Despite the obvious ongoing problems with disease and access to basics, the future of Africa is bright.
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How could the holidays be merry and bright without Holiday Lights?
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If Kendrick Lamar is the future of rap, then the future is bright.
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In his black suits, Hitchcock always looked odd in the bright California sun.
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His nose was hooked and rather large, his eyes were blue, bright as steel, and set a trifle wide.
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While Benjy sat contemplating this creature, and wondering what was to be the end of it all, a bright idea occurred to him.
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"She used to be so well—so bright," said Angela, who also appeared to have the desire to say something kind and comfortable.
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As the bright glow of a little cascade of sparks pierced the darkness, a voice in our rear called sharply: "Hands up!"
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From that region they issue to inflict diseases, especially blindness and deafness.
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