How to Use black eye in a Sentence

black eye

noun
Definition of black eyenext
Synonyms for black eyenext
  • Still, the struggle left her with a broken hand and black eye.
    — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 23 June 2024
  • 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
  • In a photo provided to the news media, the boy appeared to have a swollen, black eye.
    — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 3 July 2024
  • This was, this was a black eye for not planning for this eventuality.
    — NBC News, 21 Feb. 2021
  • There are two men in the store: the shopkeeper, who seems nervous, and a guy with a swollen black eye, who chats with her.
    — Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 19 July 2024
  • Heritage coach Jibran Kelley thinks Benn will have a black eye this week.
    — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 21 Feb. 2021
  • The source of the black eye is often a blow to the area, whether caused by an altercation, fall, or impact by a hard object.
    — Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 29 July 2024
  • Some experts say this marks yet another black eye for the project that has been beset by cost overruns and delays that now threaten it.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2021
  • Rinna styled her freshly dyed, cropped platinum tresses in a slick-back hairstyle and completed her look with bold black eye makeup.
    — Elizabeth Grace Coyne, WWD, 27 June 2024
  • Roan’s makeup followed the dramatic theme, with white and black eye shadow and tiny white feathers popping out of her eyelashes.
    — Renan Botelho, WWD, 21 June 2024
  • The pandemic—which ravaged many nursing homes and killed many older Americans—may have given the aging services industry a black eye.
    — Fortune, 10 Dec. 2020
  • Is this a black eye on the Republican Party philosophy of low-regulation and small government?
    — NBC News, 21 Feb. 2021
  • Collins said her brother’s behavior changed after an apparent assault early last year, which left Quinto with a black eye, a head wound that required stitches and no memory of what happened.
    — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Feb. 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • And Ramos had a black eye that looked to be several days old.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Mike Vellucci had a black eye and bloody nose to prove it.
    — Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 27 May 2022
  • Special teams also got a black eye as the Rams threw a first-down pass on a fake punt.
    — Tom Canavan, courant.com, 19 Oct. 2021
  • Emma Stone had a black eye at her wedding thanks to a kitchen mishap.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 11 Dec. 2023
  • In the next scene, Heather has a black eye — and we’re clearly supposed to wonder who gave it to her.
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Nov. 2022
  • During the new set, Reich, 25, flop-sweats across the stage in short shorts and black eye makeup.
    — Kathryn Shattuck, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2023
  • There's nothing like going to bed with a full black eye on and waking up the next day.
    — Jihan Forbes, Allure, 25 Feb. 2022
  • The sisters found their mom with a black eye, shaking, beet red and moaning.
    — AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Officers found the woman, who had a black eye and was bleeding from the neck.
    — Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 20 May 2024
  • Still, what a black eye to have the Infinity Board down for a couple of hours.
    — Dallas News, 21 Aug. 2022
  • The non-black eye, nose and eyebrows are the features identical to the 2016 image, Stamm said.
    — Dezimey Kum, USA TODAY, 27 June 2022
  • The star also gave sci-fi vibes with her sleek updo and sharp purple-and-black eye look.
    — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Oct. 2021

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