starry-eyed

Example Sentences

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There was enough hope in everyday life to hold onto, and the starry-eyed vision of the future made the rapture’s fearmongering futile.

From Salon

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

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s fitting that the trajectory leads not toward a splashy crescendo but the softer, melancholy landing of the finale “Our Time”: starry-eyed dreams sung on a rooftop in 1957.

From Los Angeles Times

The album is so unassailably terrific that it creates a challenge for the starry-eyed, internet-minded listener, who believes artistic merit is proven by someone else’s ethical purity.

From Salon

A lot of people come to L.A. starry-eyed with big dreams, but the film and TV industry can be pretty brutal.

From Los Angeles Times