deep-set

[deep-set]

adjective

1. placed far in.

   a face with deep-set eyes under bushy brows.

deep-set

adjective

1. (of the eyes) deeply set into the face

Word History and Origins

Origin of deep-set¹

First recorded in 1830–35

Example Sentences

Her deep-set eyes were as dark and shiny as two black olives.

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Flush with emotion after expressing some of that deep-set pain and perhaps trying to stave off a no-turning-back reality, Derek tries to convince his friend he feels better getting everything out.

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As Stone arrived Root farmed the strike, but was made to wait for his ton by Sri Lanka’s deep-set field.

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In one photo, Reba is wearing a black button-down, her salt and pepper hair cropped short above her deep-set eyes.

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In one photo, Reba is wearing a black button down, her salt and pepper hair cropped short above her deep-set eyes.

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