dewy-eyed
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"A dewy-eyed nostalgia trip for one generation, and a pin-sharp eye-opening exploration for the next."
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
But I didn’t do any of those things as a dewy-eyed Disney fan.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2024
It came to symbolize the rapacious gluttony of that era — and its rejection of the dewy-eyed idealism of the 1960s.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2020
She signed a long-term contract with Warner Bros., the studio making the film, and began her rise as a dewy-eyed ingénue in swashbuckling action films co-starring Errol Flynn.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 26, 2020
Just then the bedroom door opened, and out walked David, dewy-eyed, and with very pink cheeks.
From The Adventures of Joel Pepper by Margaret Sidney
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