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Examples of eye socket in a Sentence
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This eye sleeping mask has 3D eye sockets and is made of memory foam for ultimate comfort.
—Enjanae' Taylor, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2024
The actor has since returned to walking after his rib cage was rebuilt with metal, with metal plates in his face to support his eye socket, along with titanium rods in one of his legs.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Nov. 2023
Its impressionistic finish scatters the light, subtly dramatizing Rodin’s big, meaty brow, sunken eye sockets and boxer’s nose.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2023
In late May, Rodriguez and the surgical team spent 21 hours in surgery, transferring the donor's face, eye socket and eye to James.
—Jon Lapook, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2023
Renner was crushed by a snowplow on New Year’s Day near his Nevada home while trying to clear snow for a relative, and broke several bones including eight ribs, an eye socket, a knee and shoulder.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 16 Apr. 2023
First, an impression is made of the inside of the eye socket.
—Belle Bakst, Allure, 17 Aug. 2023
In their May 2021 fight, Alvarez fractured Saunders’ right eye socket in a contest held before 73,126 fans at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.
—Abraham Nudelstejer, Dallas News, 7 May 2023
Anderson was jumped again in late August, his eye socket broken in the process.
—Rachel Wisniewski, STAT, 7 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1661, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near eye socket
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“Eye socket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eye%20socket. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.
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eye socket
nounMedical Definition
eye socket
noun
: orbit
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