lazy eye
AmericanEtymology
Origin of lazy eye
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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Ellen and Robert Hopkins say they were devastated to find out their son Harry had a lazy eye when they brought him for his first test when he was six-and-a-half years old.
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2025
He suffers from aches, hemorrhoids, lazy eye and trimethylaminuria, a rare genetic condition that causes him to reek of fish.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2023
A few years ago, Harbor was an uncoordinated kid with imperfections: asthma, a bowlegged gait and a lazy eye.
From Washington Post • Jun. 14, 2022
Some children wear an eye patch over the strong eye, to retrain the lazy eye.
From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2022
The knight with the lazy eye looked like he was going to be sick.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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