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Examples
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Although he was slender and spare with silver wire-rimmed glasses, there was something about him that reminded Sharon of a roly-poly Santa Claus.
Western Man Janet Dailey 2011
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A non-inattentive hipster-looking dude with wire-rimmed silver-framed glasses, a goatee, and a “Superchunk” T-shirt opened the door briskly.
Stephanie Consults Her Clipboard [Card #7: The Chariot (WORK-IN-PROGRESS — v.4)] Christopher Snyder 2012
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He pulled out a pair of glasses—wire-rimmed, of course—and put them on while he studied a small slip of paper.
Haven Kristi Cook 2011
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His friends called him "Ti-Lunet," little glasses, for the wire-rimmed pair he wore.
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But reading the caption, I realized that what I thought were binoculars is actually a camera and Mr. Lennon's widow is shooting her husband's iconic wire-rimmed eyeglasses, positioned on a table by the window, for the cover of her album "Seasons of Glass."
Dreary, Soggy and Pink Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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With his wire-rimmed spectacles and a pipe between his teeth, he looked just like I imagined a headmaster should.
Haven Kristi Cook 2011
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He pulled out a pair of glasses—wire-rimmed, of course—and put them on while he studied a small slip of paper.
Haven Kristi Cook 2011
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At one point, during a mention of me in the conversation, she turned and frankly looked back at me over her wire-rimmed spectacles, but before I could look away, she smiled warmly, then returned her attention to Mr. Soper.
Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011
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With his wire-rimmed spectacles and a pipe between his teeth, he looked just like I imagined a headmaster should.
Haven Kristi Cook 2011
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His friends called him "Ti-Lunet," little glasses, for the wire-rimmed pair he wore.
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