She bought bifocals so she could read the paper and watch television at the same time. From LearnThat.org.
As a solution, lots of people turn to multifocal lenses, such as bifocals or varifocals. From Wordnik.com. [The right glasses could cut seniors’ risk of falls] Reference
With the word 'bifocals' staring him in the face, Jelinsky might well have started writing it absently. ". From Wordnik.com. [Banquets of the Black Widowers]
"But behind those bifocals, I saw a twinkle in her eye.". From Wordnik.com. [Bridge] Reference
A pair of tortoise shell bifocals dangled from his neck. From Wordnik.com. [Moises in the Promised Land] Reference
Beneath large, wire-rimmed bifocals, his eyes were quick. From Wordnik.com. [The Stone Monkey]
He had a freckled face, bifocals, and thinning black hair. From Wordnik.com. [Deception Point]
M. O'BRIEN: Because funk guys don't wear bifocals, do they?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 10, 2006] Reference
Many people are forced to wear bifocals or reading glasses. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 9, 2008] Reference
She lowers her bifocals, puts down her crossword, and rises. From Wordnik.com. [Five Uneasy Pieces] Reference
M. O'BRIEN: Notice I took the bifocals off when you said that. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 10, 2006] Reference
His bifocals were pushed down to where he could see over them. From Wordnik.com. [Firestorm]
He had a knack of being willowy, so he could peer over his bifocals. From Wordnik.com. [The Great California Game]
She glares through her oversize bifocals, baiting me by saying nothing. From Wordnik.com. [You've Been Warned]
Officer Bonanno was confronting the reporters, hard-eyed behind his bifocals. From Wordnik.com. [Courting Trouble]
How about add-ons, such as lenses that darken in sunlight or blended bifocals?. From Wordnik.com. [Choosing Stylish Eyeglasses] Reference
And today, there is a lens for almost everyone - even people who need bifocals. From Wordnik.com. [A Guide to Buying and Wearing Contact Lenses Safely] Reference
“Matt who?” he replied, lifting his nose up to look through new black bifocals. From Wordnik.com. [Unspoken Bonds] Reference
In fact, once I was there at Union Square Optical, I decided to go with the bifocals. From Wordnik.com. [Esther Dyson: Flight School: Last-minute flurry, two months early] Reference
His calves were athletic, but his head buckled on his neck, his bifocals pointed down. From Wordnik.com. [Thelma Adams: Knotted Laces] Reference
No line bifocals can correct for distance and hide that you're wearing reading glasses. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 16, 2006] Reference
Garret focused on the small screen of his BlackBerry with the aid of a pair of bifocals. From Wordnik.com. [Act of Treason]
His creations included bifocals, the Franklin stove, lightning rods, clocks and odometers. From Wordnik.com. [Serial Entrepreneurs] Reference
And what was with Gibson and the bifocals -- was he channeling Ben Franklin? or Mr. Magoo?. From Wordnik.com. [ABC's Ignominy Continues] Reference
I also felt chagrined when it was a take-out menu that taught me it was time for bifocals. From Wordnik.com. [Marilyn M. Machlowitz: Nothing Says Home for the Holidays Like Take-Out] Reference
LAMB: You say at the other end of the spectrum, he invented these things right here -- bifocals. From Wordnik.com. [Franklin: The Essential Founding Father] Reference
The photo of Kerry "serving" conveyed nothing about him, other than perhaps that he needed bifocals. From Wordnik.com. [Drew Westen: Winning Hearts and Minds: Why Rational Appeals Are Irrational If Your Goal is Winning Elections] Reference
Ben Franklin invented bifocals, a more efficient stove, catheters, and many other remarkable devices. From Wordnik.com. [Scott Paul: The Philadelphia Story: The Democratic Debate] Reference
She hadn't found a need for bifocals last week so I didn't know why I suddenly couldn't read up close. From Wordnik.com. [2000-02-02 01:01:17] Reference
Much is a blur, but print, squinched at through just the right part of her bifocals, fills her morning. From Wordnik.com. [Transport] Reference
Minnie Bottoms wears old bifocals that make her mix up kings and jacks, often to her opponents 'chagrin. From Wordnik.com. [Bridge] Reference
He had long, thinning gray hair and wore oversized bifocals that gave him the look of an educated turtle. From Wordnik.com. [A Dirty Job HTML]
Choose blended bifocals or lenses that darken if you hate toting around extra pairs of readers or shades. From Wordnik.com. [Choosing Stylish Eyeglasses] Reference
One of my favorite lines in your film was, "Boy, I've got vision and the rest of the world needs bifocals.". From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 17, 2004] Reference
A number of readers wrote in with questions about working at a laptop while wearing bifocals and trifocals. From Wordnik.com. [Bifocals and Laptops] Reference
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