all eyes

phrase

: very attentive
She was all eyes as I opened the box.

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Bananas Foster, Brennan’s New Orleans Flambéed tableside with a dramatic burst of fire, bananas Foster is the kind of dessert that draws all eyes in the dining room to your table. — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 29 Aug. 2026 Obviously, all eyes are on Mike Norvell at Florida State and Bill Belichick at North Carolina. — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 And while the wedding doubled as quite the date night for its A-list guests—from Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet to the Biebers—all eyes were on Woods and her ethereal wedding gown. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 17 Aug. 2026 As continental Europe prepares for its first total solar eclipse in decades, all eyes are on Spain. — Julia Eskins, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for all eyes

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all eyes are on
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“All eyes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20eyes. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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