eyeline
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of eyeline
First recorded in 1955–60; eye ( def. ) + line 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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But Ofsted's barrister Sir James Eadie told the court wellbeing issues were "absolutely in Ofsted's eyeline".
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025
I met him in the food court within eyeline of where it all happened.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2025
Fischer added, “It helps you with eyeline too, so you could see where he was looking.”
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2025
The junk is piled right to the edges of the set, in some cases in the eyeline of the audience.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2022
The water monster brought her snout to Nathan’s eyeline.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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