How to Use eyes only in a Sentence

eyes only

adjective
  • Long gone are the days when underthings were for your eyes only.
    — Zoey Grossman, Vogue, 12 July 2022
  • On the other hand, present-day Tai has her eyes only on the prize.
    — Nojan Aminosharei, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The secret to Brighton’s success, though, is for his eyes only.
    — Tariq Panja, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2023
  • His blue denim shirt caught my eye only seconds before his equally blue eyes did.
    — Ree Drummond, Country Living, 6 June 2017
  • An expensive labor of love, it was meant for God’s eyes only.
    — chicagotribune.com, 15 Mar. 2021
  • And quite often , Rodgers has eyes only for Adams inside the 20-yard line.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2021
  • But the ability to stay away from prying eyes only applies inside the cabin.
    — Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2022
  • What once was filed away for the doctor's eyes only can now be accessed through user-friendly patient portals.
    — Ashish Mehta, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
  • The love notes, for Lara Jean's eyes only, wind up in the hands of her five crushes and chaos inevitably ensues.
    — refinery29.com, 21 June 2018
  • Intended for his eyes only, Fuseli’s drawings are not furtive but expressive and lush.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Although a partner seems to receive all the attention, someone may be waiting in the wings with eyes only for you.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 2 Aug. 2021
  • Ramzan looked to her, pleading, but Sakeena’s eyes only stared into their reflection on the glass patio door.
    — Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
  • In fact, viewing her through Fanny’s adoring eyes only enhances its colors.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 30 July 2021
  • His face is gaunt, cheeks sunken in, a look that his wandering unfocused eyes only intensify.
    — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 9 Feb. 2018
  • And human eyes only point in one direction at a time, while cameras can get a 360-degree view.
    — Camila Domonoske, NPR, 24 Nov. 2025
  • But this isn't another newlywed home movie, intended for her (and her new husband's) eyes only.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2022
  • Most cameras and more comprehensive systems have several measures in place to keep your feeds for your eyes only.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 6 June 2021
  • Human eyes only see the focal points of what’s in their vision at full detail; objects at the periphery or in motion aren’t as sharp.
    — Brad Chacos, PCWorld, 20 Mar. 2020
  • And these posts are for close friends’ eyes only, with follower numbers purposely kept low, often in the low double digits.
    — Natalie Gil, refinery29.com, 26 Oct. 2021
  • Formulas that aren’t water-resistant can slide around once your skin gets wet, and rubbing your eyes only compounds the problem.
    — Cheryl Wagemann, Glamour, 5 Aug. 2025
  • In a further clarification, Azalea noted that she was told her statement would be for the judge’s eyes only.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Real estate companies geared up to appeal to upper-crust clients have created a category for your eyes only.
    — oregonlive, 9 Aug. 2021
  • Swansea had sold their souls to the corporate conglomerates that had eyes only on the financial haven that was the Premier League.
    — SI.com, 9 May 2018
  • Denning at first said the course had opened his eyes only to positive biases, toward groups like senior citizens, that might lead him to mistakenly let down his guard.
    — Tom James, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2017
  • Things get complicated when Lara Jean learns the letters, meant for her eyes only, were suddenly mailed to the recipients.
    — Erin Nicole Celletti, Teen Vogue, 7 Aug. 2018
  • Fund earnings, by one estimate, could total around $16 billion by the end of this fiscal year, though lawmakers are eyeing only a fraction of that.
    — Fox News, 26 Mar. 2018
  • The curves at the corners of the keyboard are more pronounced which gives it a subliminal effect of being smaller—though typing dispels this as an illusion for the eyes only.
    — David Phelan, Forbes, 19 May 2021
  • Under federal law, the confidential information in the returns is supposed to be for the committee’s eyes only.
    — Washington Post, 8 July 2019
  • Gucci made one for Billie Eilish to wear with her all-Gucci look at the Grammys, as part of her message that her body is her own, for her eyes only.
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2020
  • Prior to the pandemic, restaurant-goers and airplane passengers judged the cleanliness of their environment with their eyes only.
    — Leslie Nemo, Discover Magazine, 14 Aug. 2020

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