eyesight
Americannoun
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the power or faculty of seeing.
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the act or fact of seeing.
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the range of the eye.
to come within eyesight.
noun
Etymology
Origin of eyesight
Example Sentences
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Then her eyesight deteriorated, which necessitated a month of radiation.
From Los Angeles Times
So how do the thick-skinned animals with poor eyesight pull off such delicate tasks?
From Barron's
The loss of his eyesight sparked vivid hallucinations.
From BBC
Despite it being a genetic condition, Andy's parents were just carriers of the condition, so he had never been around someone who had dealt with eyesight loss.
From BBC
“Yes. And they have the eyesight of lions.”
From Literature
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