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red-eye

[red-ahy] / ˈrɛdˌaɪ /


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One Friday night last year, Akylah Cox and her boyfriend took a red-eye flight from Pennsylvania to Dublin for a whirlwind adventure.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

The remaining one is now being shown everywhere – a shocked Andrew leaning back on a car seat, his eyes reflecting the photographers' flashes at night in what's known as the red-eye effect.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

It started red-eye flights to get more use out of its planes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

We flew a red-eye back East with my brother and his wife.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2024

“I been wantin’ a red-eye marble I seen at the general store.”

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper




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