X-ray vision

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Metaphorical ability to see through solid objects, often associated with superheroes.

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  • Superman is famous for his incredible X-ray vision.
  • If I had X-ray vision, I could find my lost keys without tearing the house apart.
  • The new airport scanner provides a kind of technological X-ray vision to see inside luggage.
  • The detective's sharp intuition was like a form of X-ray vision, allowing her to see through the suspect's lies.
  • As a child, I pretended my glasses gave me X-ray vision.
  • A good editor needs literary X-ray vision to spot underlying flaws in a manuscript.
  • Do you sometimes wish you had X-ray vision to see what's in a wrapped gift?
  • She looked at him as if she had X-ray vision, able to see all his insecurities.
  • In the video game, my character can upgrade to get X-ray vision to find hidden items.
  • Unfortunately, humans do not possess natural X-ray vision to see through walls.