dewy-eyed

Example Sentences

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Led by the subject matter, he started singing more, his dewy-eyed timbre adding emotional depth to the fragmented, impressionistic soundscapes.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

When our protagonist, a dewy-eyed young man named Hughie, encounters the depravity of one such hero, he joins the Boys, a gang of misfits led by a mysterious man called Butcher.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 17, 2019

And it brought together dewy-eyed adolescents, not dyspeptic acolytes of the Heritage Foundation.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2017

President Trump is no dewy-eyed debutante, but Sunday night marked his coming-out party.

From Washington Post • Jun. 4, 2017

"Hoolool, I did dream last night," he told her one early April day, when he awoke dewy-eyed and bird-like from a long night's rest.

From The Shagganappi by Johnson, E. Pauline