How to Use black eye in a Sentence

black eye

noun
Definition of black eyenext
Synonyms for black eyenext
  • The woman suffered two black eyes and a bruised and battered face.
    — Hanna Krueger, NOLA.com, 11 May 2018
  • Co-workers described how Giro came into work with a black eye.
    — Becky Jacobs, Post-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Behind those soulful black eye patches is a species that has spent decades clawing its way back from near extinction in the wild.
    — Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Uber was a whole big black eye on Silicon Valley, the beginning of that.
    — Recode Staff, Recode, 15 Apr. 2018
  • Around the same time, Giro showed up with a black eye at work, two of her Bakers Square restaurant coworkers said.
    — Becky Jacobs, Post-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2018
  • The woman in 2000 followed Patterson’s advice and ended up with two black eyes.
    — Hännah Ettinger, Houston Chronicle, 12 May 2018
  • There are conflicting accounts as to what was said and done next, but there was little doubt that the brawny Murdoch had gratified the guard’s wish and left him with a black eye.
    — Huw Richards, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Porter, the former staff secretary, was dismissed in February after his two ex-wives accused him of abuse - and pictures emerged with a black eye.
    — Josh Dawsey, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Trammell suffered a black eye, a broken rib and more than two dozen cuts and bruises, according to the medical examiner's report.
    — Gina Barton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2018
  • In the image, which was shared with The New Yorker, Schneiderman has a black eye and a bandage across the left side of his forehead.
    — Author: Marwa Eltagouri, Mark Berman, Anchorage Daily News, 8 May 2018
  • In the evenings, when the lab’s rooftop sees most of its use, the sun reflects off of an enormous abandoned building in front, the orange glint off glass studded with dull gaps where windows are broken like wet black eyes.
    — Julia Cooke, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2018
  • The Collegeville outfit came with the mask of a scowling pirate with an open eye-patch that looked more like a black eye and a sickly green pallor that would shiver the timbers of the saltiest sea dog.
    — René Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • While there's no sign yet of fewer people visiting the popular destination, with its blue-green waterfalls, Arizona tourism could be getting a black eye in the process.
    — Russ Wiles, azcentral, 10 May 2018
  • USA Today describes the altercation, in which Trammell suffered a black eye, a broken rib and more than two dozen cuts and bruises.
    — Angela Helm, The Root, 28 Apr. 2018
  • Porter, the former staff secretary, was dismissed in February [11 months later!] after his two ex-wives accused him of abuse — and pictures emerged of one with a black eye.
    — James Hohmann, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2018
  • That black eye has become the logo of the People’s Justice Party led by his wife and is now the symbol of the opposition challenge against Najib.
    — Washington Post, 6 May 2018
  • The victim had two black eyes, and her eyes were bloody.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 7 May 2020
  • An inkwell stares at me with one black eye, with a glint in its pupil.
    — Vladimir Nabokov, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2019
  • The fourth time, I was left with a black eye, chipped tooth, and a busted jaw.
    — Paula Rogo, Essence, 29 Sep. 2019
  • The black eye drama heard ‘round the world is, of course, dealt with at the reunion.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The baby had a huge black eye and couldn’t get up or lift her head.
    — Mika Brzezinski, NBC News, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Jan and the kids then watched as Gaye was carted off in the back of a squad car with a black eye.
    — Matthew Allan, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2023
  • Still, the struggle left her with a broken hand and black eye.
    — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 23 June 2024
  • Baseball was left with a black eye and many fans are left in anger: Screw you.
    — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 23 June 2020
  • These birds have black eyes, bills, and feet and their feathers can be white to beige.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2019
  • Dalio said the book was a black eye for all journalists.
    — Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The result has been a black eye for the Wisconsin DNR and hunters alike.
    — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 17 Mar. 2021
  • The older man had a black eye and a bloated face from the beating, Lantz said.
    — Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Dec. 2020
  • And Ramos had a black eye that looked to be several days old.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Eight of the nine actors sport racoon black eye makeup smudging.
    — Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 23 July 2024

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