reading glasses
plural noun
: eyeglasses used for reading or close work
… each button on the phone has one large number and three tiny letters squeezed about it so you have to squint real hard, especially if you don't have your reading glasses on.—
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Its compact size even leaves room for other necessities, like water goblets and reading glasses, on your nightstand.
—Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2024
Earphones, phone, charger, medications, sunglasses, reading glasses, lip gloss, powder, hand sanitizer.
—Debbi Kickham, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
There’s a copy of The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams and of Gertrude Stein’s Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas poised on the coffee table in front of us next to her reading glasses.
—Emily Maddick, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2024
Choosing the correct strength of reading glasses is essential to avoid discomfort like headaches and eye strain.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 20 Sep. 2024
This new technology is more of a first step than a complete solution—think of it as analogous to drugstore reading glasses rather than prescription lenses.
—Charley Locke, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2024
But chambers were otherwise as informal as a church hall, and every surface was stacked with the detritus of years gone by – lima bean and radish seeds on an antique metal desk, a well head, reading glasses, garage door openers.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2024
This decline will continue with age — and, with it, the need for stronger reading glasses will increase.
—Benjamin Botsford, CNN, 10 June 2024
In recent years, she’s accumulated a collection of reading glasses—generic ones from drugstores and Costco, and snazzier specs from her favorite brand, Izipizi—that fill drawers in our bedroom and kitchen and in the space between the front seats of the car.
—David Hochman, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2024
Earphones, phone, charger, medications, sunglasses, reading glasses, lip gloss, powder, hand sanitizer.
—Debbi Kickham, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
There’s a copy of The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams and of Gertrude Stein’s Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas poised on the coffee table in front of us next to her reading glasses.
—Emily Maddick, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2024
Choosing the correct strength of reading glasses is essential to avoid discomfort like headaches and eye strain.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 20 Sep. 2024
This new technology is more of a first step than a complete solution—think of it as analogous to drugstore reading glasses rather than prescription lenses.
—Charley Locke, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2024
But chambers were otherwise as informal as a church hall, and every surface was stacked with the detritus of years gone by – lima bean and radish seeds on an antique metal desk, a well head, reading glasses, garage door openers.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2024
This decline will continue with age — and, with it, the need for stronger reading glasses will increase.
—Benjamin Botsford, CNN, 10 June 2024
In recent years, she’s accumulated a collection of reading glasses—generic ones from drugstores and Costco, and snazzier specs from her favorite brand, Izipizi—that fill drawers in our bedroom and kitchen and in the space between the front seats of the car.
—David Hochman, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Reading glasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reading%20glasses. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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