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Meanings of argus-eyed in English

Having very keen vision.

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      Carefully observant and or attentive.

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            Usage of argus-eyed in English
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            It was Alvarez de Quadra, Bishop of Aquila, the argus-eyed ambassador of Spain.
            The Historical Nights' Entertainment: Second Series
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            His telephone message had thrown a cordon of argus-eyed men around New York.
            The Voice in the Fog
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            Those agency employes were argus-eyed, watching each move made by him and his assistants.
            Oswald Langdon / or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1...
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            Even the 'argus-eyed press' has no theory to offer.
            The Midnight Passenger : A Novel
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            The Capitol building gleamed, argus-eyed on the hill.
            The Man in Gray: A Romance of North and South
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            I enter out of the night and unburden my heart to this argus-eyed watchman, and, lo!
            The Auction Block
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            But the argus-eyed conductor soon spied him, and not recognizing him as a ticket-holder, swooped down upon him at once.
            Miss Dexie / A Romance of the Provinces
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            Ruth passed Mrs. Bowers's argus-eyed bay window, as did Shelby, and Mrs. Grundy had her speculative pickings of the event.
            The Henchman
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            Nor was much concealed from the Argus-eyed politicians in the republic.
            History of the United Netherlands, 1587d
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            All was apparent indifference, and Argus-eyed vigilance.
            A Terrible Temptation: A Story of To-Day
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            No, there was the oath of office, and the government that administered it had been found long-armed and Argus-eyed.
            Zone Policeman 88; a close range study of the Panama canal and i...
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            What whisper the Argus-eyed bondswomen?'
            Veranilda
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            It was wonderful how Argus-eyed and how long of arm were the emissaries of the orthodox party in the church in those times.
            For the Faith: A Story of the Young Pioneers of Reformation in O...
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            For once the Argus-eyed curiosity of a Yankee village, compared with which French or Austrian police are easy to baffle, was fairly eluded.
            The Old Folks' Party / 1898
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            Now I knew why it was that its frowning facade had seemed to watch us Argus-eyed as the Things had tossed us toward it.
            The Metal Monster
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            It was Alvarez de Quadra, Bishop of Aquila, the argus-eyed ambassador of Spain.
            The Historical Nights' Entertainment: Second Series
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            Argus-eyed through the time