black eye
noun
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The doll’s round black eyes were fixed in an intense stare.
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Camilla’s Cleef & Arpels dog brooch strongly resembles a Jack Russel terrier due to its distinctive black eye patch.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
When the man asked for his share of the craps proceeds, LaForte responded with screaming and violence, decking the man in the face and giving him a black eye, according to court filings.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
There were punishments, too, leaving scars and black eyes.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2026
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Camilla’s Cleef & Arpels dog brooch strongly resembles a Jack Russel terrier due to its distinctive black eye patch.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
When the man asked for his share of the craps proceeds, LaForte responded with screaming and violence, decking the man in the face and giving him a black eye, according to court filings.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
There were punishments, too, leaving scars and black eyes.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for black eye
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“Black eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20eye. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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