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sunglasses

[ suhn-glas-iz, -glah-siz ]

plural noun

  1. eyeglasses with colored or tinted lenses that protect the eyes from the glare of sunlight.


sunglasses

/ ˈsʌnˌɡlɑːsɪz /

plural noun

  1. glasses with darkened or polarizing lenses that protect the eyes from the sun's glare


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sunglasses1

1800–10; sun + glasses

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Example Sentences

One occasionally spies women wearing the niqab with designer sunglasses over their eyes, especially in the blingy Emirates.

Mubarak was present, wheeled in on a hospital trolley and wearing his trademark sunglasses.

James Carville, who showed up in dark sunglasses, blue jeans, and running jacket.

One with a toned figure, black suit and dark sunglasses looks more like a US Secret Service agent than a financier.

You should not be seen on streets, but in airports, in big coats and sunglasses.

She had a shock of bright pink hair and a sharp, rodent-like face, with big sunglasses that were practically air-force goggles.

It was a girl whose face was sharp and rodent-like, half-hidden by a giant pair of sunglasses.

I didn't have any sunglasses on at that time because I had broken them the week before, and I hadn't gotten any new ones.

We wore the silk scarf, sunglasses and rakish hat with a leather Jacket.

He had glasses, because he took them off and put them back on before he left, and they were not sunglasses.

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