eye socket
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of eye socket
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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Preserved in nearly perfect three-dimensional detail, the skeleton includes a skull with a huge eye socket and an elongated, sword-like snout.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 24, 2026
Once replaced in the eye socket, T. Ocellus takes over the ocular pathways to the brain, overriding the neurotransmissions throughout the body.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2025
A nurse has become the first person in the UK to undergo an operation that saw a tumour removed through her eye socket using keyhole surgery.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2025
After spending six days in the ICU in Reno, he was transferred to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where another medical team tended to his shattered cheekbones, jaw and eye socket.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2024
Clare hooked a teakettle over the rising fire and placed his monocle over his eye socket.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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