Her cheeks were flushed and the sun was hitting her in the eyes, so she squinted to see him.

NEWYORKER: Beginners

The afternoon began by donning some lightweight Revo Waterway sunglasses, which I desperately needed to protect my eyes from the relentless sun.

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As she shifted, heaving, between these two positions, he caught glimpses of her face, contorted, wet, until finally she sat silent a moment, chin on steering wheel, watery eyes blinking in the happy sun.

NEWYORKER: The Valetudinarian

Hidden in a hangar at the US Navy's Patuxent River Air Base, in Maryland, away from prying eyes and shaded from the intense sun, US and British ground crew made the final preparations before the plane took to the clear blue skies.

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However, comets are unpredictable and can break up or fizzle out altogether even on their approach to the Sun - so sky watchers will surely keep their eyes on Ison.

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That other client--Barbara Campbell, a 55-year-old single mother with blonde hair, blue eyes and skin freckled by the Big Sky sun--toured the ranch by horseback only a week prior.

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Her usually pale complexion glowed from summer sun, but there were deep, dark lines under her eyes.

NEWYORKER: Changing Times

He experienced firsthand the impact of humanity on the environment when under the hole in the ozone layer at the South Pole, the harsh ultraviolet rays from the sun burned his skin and permanently changed the color of his eyes.

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The man was still watching, a flash of sun on the window glass hiding his mouth, but his forehead and eyes visible.

NEWYORKER: Brooklyn Circle