Example Sentences

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On the other side, the EU has eyed India -- the world's most populous nation and a fast-growing economy -- as an important market for the future.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Since OpenAI kicked off the AI revolution, Hollywood has eyed the AI industry with a tortured mix of excitement, wariness and hostility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

The government has eyed a park in this ruggedly beautiful landscape since the inception of the state parks system in the 1920s.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2024

Torres has eyed the presidency since 2011, when she divorced her husband in a failed attempt to dodge a constitutional ban on close relatives of the incumbent president running for the office.

From Reuters • Aug. 17, 2023

My heart beat as I think a bird's must when a snake has eyed it; and a cold moisture broke out upon me.

From The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day by Stark, Harriet