eye level

noun

: a level that is as high as a person's eyes
He hung the picture at eye level.
The hook is just above eye level.

Examples of eye level in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The best way to make sure your words have a calming effect is to bend down to your child's eye level, hold their hands in yours, and take a few deep breaths. Francesca Castagnoli, Parents, 30 May 2024 And the top third of your monitor should be at eye level. Angela Haupt, TIME, 29 May 2024 While researchers suspect a child climbed onto scaffolding to draw this gladiator scene, sketches in a different room were probably drawn at the young artist’s eye level, per the statement. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2024 Jack squatted down to August’s eye level (a go-to parenting move of Prince William and Kate Middleton), seemingly amusing the adorable tot with what appeared to be seaweed on his head under his hat! Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024 Olivia Munn for 'Fighting So Hard' amid Breast Cancer Journey: 'Malc and I Adore You' Munn awoke from her double mastectomy with her chest bandaged, expanders where her breasts had been and—at eye level—a framed photo of Malcolm that Mulaney, 41, had placed at her bedside. Andrea Mandell, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024 What sets us apart is our belief in collaborating not only with humans, but also collaborating with nature at eye level. Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2024 Sterling had her hair in two pigtails and crouched down to get at her brother's eye level. Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2024 Children can peek out the windows and see the current drifting by at eye level. Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024

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“Eye level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eye%20level. Accessed 9 Jun. 2024.

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