two-way mirror
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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“The movie is interested in the sadness, loneliness or perhaps even sinister nature of emotionally investing so deeply in fandom,” Schoenbrun says, likening it to a two-way mirror.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2024
Thrilling, but also cortisol-spiking; the sense of being trapped like animals in a zoo is intensified by an obsidian two-way mirror on Wilson Chin’s spartan set.
From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2024
This is usually done in an observation laboratory, complete with video-monitoring equipment and a two-way mirror.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 9, 2020
At Women in Recovery, a therapist can watch women’s interactions with their children through a two-way mirror and offer advice via an earbud.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 29, 2018
He leans against it, arms folded, and I look past him, searching for the hidden two-way mirror.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
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