glassy-eyed
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Advocates say an offbeat pastime can tempt a glassy-eyed recruiter to reread your application.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Russell’s befuddled Jackson is as useless as a traffic cone but Blunt’s Margaret is a gas before the movie makes her go all glassy-eyed and solemn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
After coming out fighting on the eve of this game, declaring his fire was "burning very strongly", Howe looked glassy-eyed in his news conference following this latest defeat.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
Even then, before lockdown, I witnessed the glassy-eyed expressions — a mix of fear, confusion, and exhaustion — from students at every mention of the pandemic.
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2025
He was glassy-eyed and barely able to say a word, his thoughts still fixed on what had happened on the field, on what had gone wrong and whether it was somehow his fault.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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