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cross-eyed

[kraws-ahyd, kros-] / ˈkrɔsˌaɪd, ˈkrɒs- /


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And yes, those poll watchers are there the whole time, bored cross-eyed, eager to clock anything they can call an irregularity.

From Salon Sep. 15, 2024

The result had the ineffability of experimental theater yet the ingratiating gusto of showbiz, full of cross-eyed expressions and flirtations with the audience.

From New York Times Aug. 23, 2022

And so people who look at me cross-eyed when I do, OK.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2022

“I was cross-eyed because on one hand you had a state official to deplete the water labor and then another official coming back saying you need to increase it,” Muhammad said.

From Seattle Times Nov. 8, 2021

The one he finally got was a cross-eyed ex-boxer with cauliflower ears, who could only type, not break codes.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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