in one's eyes
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In tropical forests, it is common to discover leeches unexpectedly high up on one’s body, on the arms, neck, shoulder, or even in one’s eyes.
From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024
If there is a window at one's feet, one can lie in bed without the glare in one's eyes, and yet without darkening the room by drawing the blinds.
From A Book of Ghosts by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
Gold was beautiful to look at, but if the gold stuck in one's eyes so that one could not see, how then?
From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by Scott, J.W. Robertson
"My clients," he used to say when he wished to throw dust in one's eyes.
From Virgin Soil by Townsend, R. S.
While reading it everything turns red in one's eyes, and immense noises fill one's ears.
From So Runs the World by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
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