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bleary

[bleer-ee] / ˈblɪər i /




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Mr. Turturro exudes the bleary exhaustion of a man nursing an epochal hangover.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

She was clad in a sweatshirt and bleary from the early hour.

From Salon Mar. 24, 2026

Through bleary eyes, she read Ed Sheeran's invitation to perform with him on tour.

From BBC Oct. 15, 2025

With a bleary, almost hallucinatory sound that blended elements of rap from New York, L.A.,

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 16, 2025

For eight days, on alternate four-hour shifts, he watched with aching and bleary eyes those glinty metallic forms move against the vague background.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

The meticulousness of Megan’s rhymes, as delivered in the crisp yet chatty flow she’s worked hard to develop, sets her apart from the rappers making blearier, more abstract sounds at the moment.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 14, 2020

Porto Rico night crowds are no blearier than those of Paris or Pittsburgh.

From Time Magazine Archive




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