as in watchful
having unusually keen vision
a very sharp-eyed child found the last Easter egg, which was hidden in the flower arrangement
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Recent Examples of sharp-eyed
He is helped by the sharp-eyed editing of Benjamin Rodriguez, Jr., and the variety of Andrew Wonder’s cinematography.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
While play continued, Rossi popped the bonus puck between goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy’s skates for what sharp-eyed fans at that end of the rink thought was a goal.
—Jess Myers, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2024
The cat leaped out of the bag, though, when some sharp-eyed fans paused the film’s first trailer at the right second to see the actor’s blue visage.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
But a sharp-eyed auto insurer felt something was off about the furry interloper.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
While play continued, Rossi popped the bonus puck between goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy’s skates for what sharp-eyed fans at that end of the rink thought was a goal.
—Jess Myers, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2024
The cat leaped out of the bag, though, when some sharp-eyed fans paused the film’s first trailer at the right second to see the actor’s blue visage.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
But a sharp-eyed auto insurer felt something was off about the furry interloper.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for sharp-eyed
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“Sharp-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharp-eyed. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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