with a critical eye
idiom
: in a manner using or involving careful judgment about the good and bad parts
We need to look at these proposed changes with a critical eye before we accept them.
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This case, like all cases — especially those that captivate the public — must be viewed with a critical eye.
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2025
As always, scrutinizing these answers closely with a critical eye for detail is important before coming to any final conclusions.
—Brennan Barnard, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Step back and take a look at your systems and processes with a critical eye.
—Alex Vasquez, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Relocate items that can live elsewhere Consider your bedroom with a critical eye: Are there items that could be moved from your dresser into the bathroom?
—Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 6 Apr. 2025
Essentially, as explained on the group’s web page, Critical Matter involves looking at materials with a critical eye, using resources from humanities and the social sciences.
—John Werner, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Spring is a good time to examine each plant with a critical eye to assess the need for repotting.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
Sara Carton is looking back on her Love Is Blind experience with a critical eye.
—Joelle Goldstein, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Still, Black is watching Jones with a critical eye.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2025
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“With a critical eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/with%20a%20critical%20eye. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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