eyesight
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eye·sight
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Definition of eyesight
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: sight sense 4a
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Examples of eyesight in a Sentence
He wears glasses because his eyesight is not good.
the keen eyesight of a bird of prey
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The city's iconic landmark Star on the Mountain is within eyesight. — Nicole Chavez, CNN, "This Walmart has united Americans and Mexicans in El Paso for decades. They say terror won't divide them," 5 Aug. 2019 Fluids shift, immune responses decline, a handful of genes substantially change their expression patterns, and, problematically, eyesight enigmatically deteriorates. — National Geographic, "Here’s why women may be the best suited for spaceflight," 17 June 2019 It is not guaranteed that anyone’s eyesight will be so sensitive as to actually note the precise start of Saturday’s or any morning’s astronomical twilight. — Martin Weil, Washington Post, "As summer solstice nears, daylight stretches its hours upon the stage," 14 June 2019 Wadesa claims to be 99-years-old, has one tooth left and has mostly lost his eyesight. — Max Bearak, Washington Post, "Kenya’s Pokomo people ask the British to return what was stolen: Their source of power," 9 Aug. 2019 The most extreme of these, albinism, results in a total lack of pigment, totally white bodies, and poor eyesight. — Jeff Mauritzen, National Geographic, "Rare pale-colored penguin and seals spotted on remote island," 25 Apr. 2019 The purpose will be to correct for a genetic deficiency that prevents normal eyesight despite a lack of structural problems with patients' eyes themselves. — Sy Mukherjee, Fortune, "Blindness, Edited Away: Brainstorm Health," 26 July 2019 The letter stand for balance difficulties, eyesight changes, face weakness, arm weakness, speech difficulties, and time. — Rebecca Maitland, Houston Chronicle, "Stroke: Know symptoms, signs for aid," 19 July 2019 And to make the implantation of so many electrodes safe, painless and effective, the process has to be automated, much like LASIK surgery, which uses lasers to correct eyesight. — The Economist, "Elon Musk wants to link brains directly to machines," 18 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'eyesight.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for eyesight
eyesight
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English Language Learners Definition of eyesight
: the ability to see : sight or vision
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eyesight
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eye·sight
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Kids Definition of eyesight
eyesight
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eye·sight
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Medical Definition of eyesight
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