crossed eyes
Americannoun
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She repeatedly draws her sacred objects in oil pastel: desserts, Ferris wheels and crossed eyes.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2023
“We’ll see. Fingers crossed, eyes crossed, legs crossed,” manager Tony LaRussa said.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 17, 2022
They are pictured with arms crossed, eyes narrowed.
From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2016
He called for windows in spacecraft, noting studies of submarine crewmen who developed temporarily crossed eyes on long missions.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 13, 2015
Meanwhile, in the guest room, Brangwain Spurge lay, ankles crossed, eyes closed, a foot above the bed, crackling with fire, sending a message of hope across the Bonecruel Mountains.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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