bloodshot

Example Sentences

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Locals loved the story about the one-eyed New York man who had a special bloodshot glass eyeball made, so that when he came to L.A. on business, his fake eye matched his real one.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Shwe Gy Thun Phyo, 14, has suffered from a brain injury, and has bloodshot eyes.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2025

He glowers out from beneath his brows, unsmiling, eyes rendered oddly bloodshot, brow furrowed, chin tucked in, as if he is about to head-butt the camera.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2023

While bloodshot eyes can look alarming, experts say, viral pink eye isn’t usually anything to worry about on its own, and Arcturus is not showing signs of being more dangerous than previous variants.

From Scientific American • May 12, 2023

Then I watched as he looked up at me with his little squinty, bloodshot eyes.

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers