How to Use eyesight in a Sentence

eyesight

noun
  • He wears glasses because his eyesight is not good.
  • The nun, Aunt Anna, was in her 70s by then and her eyesight wasn’t great.
    Patricia Madej, Philly.com, 26 Dec. 2017
  • But once her red gown was in eyesight, Tyler was floored.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Sarah has had problems with her eyesight for the past 59 years.
    Barnett Wright | The Birmingham Times, al, 16 Sep. 2022
  • At this point in the body of research, my eyesight starts to go blurry.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The bad eyesight was just the beginning of Hardy’s health woes.
    Tony Paige, New York Daily News, 5 July 2024
  • At this point in the body of research, my eyesight starts to go blurry.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Because my eyesight was so poor, my mother drove me to the doctor at the end of the week.
    Jenna Birch, Health.com, 9 Apr. 2018
  • The amber eyes may look intense, but the eyesight is not great.
    cincinnati.com, 3 Dec. 2019
  • As a child, Atkins had poor eyesight and struggled in school.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2024
  • But there is something deeply galling about toiling for the right to stave off the loss of your limbs and eyesight.
    Kylah Goodfellow Klinge, STAT, 19 June 2018
  • But the worse your eyesight is, the more accurate this number needs to be.
    Sean McDonnell, cleveland, 21 Oct. 2022
  • But is there any truth to these claims about castor oil and eyesight or eye health?
    Korin Miller, Health, 22 June 2023
  • Vázquez has been checked out by doctors, and his eyesight is fine.
    BostonGlobe.com, 29 Mar. 2021
  • The film stars Sarah Drew as Emily, a woman struggling with the loss of her eyesight.
    Mike Rose, cleveland, 8 Sep. 2023
  • A few years later, at age 17, Hilgendorf crashed the plane and lost his eyesight.
    Katie Galioto, Star Tribune, 3 July 2021
  • Trout have great eyesight, and braided line can spook them.
    Jerry Audet, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023
  • His eyesight has improved and his ears, laid back when born, have now perked up.
    Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Instead, stand out of their eyesight and make a loud noise or toss a soft pillow at them.
    Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2019
  • In his last years, Baldy’s eyesight and hearing dimmed.
    David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Feb. 2022
  • Skunks have poor eyesight so being slow is your friend.
    Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2024
  • And, as seems to be the case at any scene-y New York event, the Winklevoss twins always seemed to be within eyesight.
    Josh Duboff, Vanities, 2 May 2017
  • One of the things that really affects my eyesight is glare and bright light.
    Dan Snierson, EW.com, 25 Nov. 2019
  • Poor eyesight can lead to falls and a decline in quality of life.
    Sheryl Jean, Dallas News, 22 Feb. 2021
  • Doucette is legally blind, and has about 10 percent of his eyesight.
    Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2017
  • Wadesa claims to be 99-years-old, has one tooth left and has mostly lost his eyesight.
    Max Bearak, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2019
  • Timed feeders put food in the habitat, so the animals can use their sense of smell and eyesight to find it.
    Wendy Fox Weber, chicagotribune.com, 1 Mar. 2021
  • The younger Mills was born with glaucoma, had poor eyesight for much of his adult life and went blind in the years before his death.
    Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
  • When the fire broke out, Ms. Hall worried in particular about Aunt Cheri who would not be able to drive in the dark because of weak eyesight.
    Corina Knoll, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Uranus Uranus can be glimpsed as a naked-eye object by people who are blessed with good eyesight and a clear, dark sky, as well as a forehand knowledge of exactly where to look for it.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024

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