starry-eyed

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But through his work on “Dawson’s,” a generation can take comfort in a starry-eyed boy on a dock in Capeside who once invited us into his messy, emotional world.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

There was still plenty of starry-eyed enthusiasm for the handsome young mayor and the hope he represented.

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2026

When others are making New Year’s resolutions, or are starry-eyed about the prospects of making money, many companies issue earnings preannouncements that are essentially confessions.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

He’s stubborn too, convinced the new generation are starry-eyed fools.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

And now he was in that field house again, not as some gawking, starry-eyed kid, but as a football player, preparing for the semifinal game against the Carter Cowboys.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger