cockeyed
Example Sentences
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Mr. Braun, who appeared in the series “Succession,” is a good foot taller than his co-star, giving an amusing physical aspect to their cockeyed friendship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
Likewise, the cockeyed view of these Texans, who sometimes, but not always, let other people get away with things, is endearing.
From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2024
Or, in the case of this forgettably titled ensemble dud, they’re just gung-ho, cockeyed optimists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2023
The production is perhaps most spontaneously alive in those moments when Groban is playing off Ashford’s Mrs. Lovett, whose comic attack has drawn comparisons to Angela Lansbury’s cockeyed Cockney version of the role.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2023
A kid with cockeyed glasses sits waiting with me.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
