eyeshade
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eyeshades
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noun
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If I have to take an overnight flight again, I think I can get through it with the right mask and eyeshade.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2022
On the way home, I stopped in New York to present these possibilities to William Shawn, to whom I have alluded as The New Yorker’s supreme eyeshade.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 6, 2020
“Think of Bob Cratchit with the green eyeshade - somebody had to sit there and slug it out,” said Hurford.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 5, 2017
“Fixing the economy doesn’t mean just taking a green eyeshade approach to the budget. Our government isn’t just about numbers. A strong, healthy economy allows us to protect our most vulnerable,” he says.
From Time ● Jan. 24, 2017
They ran for the stairs, bowling over the disconsolate Senses Taker, ledger, ink bottle, eyeshade, and all, as they went.
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
Her own mortality was not top of mind when she slipped on her eyeshades and began taking heaving breaths at the October workshop, her first time trying holotropic breathwork.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 14, 2024
Nevertheless, all players except goalies wear eyeshades to ensure uniform blindness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2023
On dosing day, I wore eyeshades while lying on a small bed under the watch of two psychologists.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 10, 2022
These bags are packed with lip balm, hand cream, eyeshades, pens and other items, and when you empty them, they’re perfect for carrying chargers and storing foreign currency.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2015
The man removed a set of bronze eyeshades he had been using to sleep.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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