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bleary

[bleer-ee] / ˈblɪər i /




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

From Salon Mar. 24, 2026

Stewart has made an assured mess: a bleary, florid and sometimes lyrical film that could stand to be doused by a bucket of ice water.

From Los Angeles Times May 23, 2025

Instead, my laptop greeted my bleary eyes with a font of good tidings.

From Slate Mar. 8, 2025

This morning, through bleary eyes, there is some surprise.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2023

Most walked around in a state of critical dehydration and malnutrition and as a result were irritable, volatile, light-headed, bleary, nauseated, gaunt, and crampy.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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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