in the eye

Example Sentences

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As if he were trying to read my mind, Jimbo just stood there with no expression at all on his face, looking me straight in the eye.

From Literature

Looking me straight in the eye, and waving his long arms in the air, he started grunting and squalling.

From Literature

I told Papa everything that had happened, but I was so ashamed about losing my britches, I didn’t look him in the eye while I was telling it.

From Literature

Human color vision depends on three types of cone cells in the eye, sensitive to red, blue and green light.

From Science Daily

Another is that quality is in the eye of the beholder.

From The Wall Street Journal