wide-eyed
Example Sentences
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Thomasin McKenzie plays a young woman, Alyce, steeped in her own trauma and loss, who attaches herself to the ploughman, and her ability to express wide-eyed, barely contained hysteria and fear is unmatched.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
My wide-eyed aspirations need to be lowered significantly.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
Twelve years ago, wee Reuben Ward watched wide-eyed as Dan Keatings won gymnastics gold for Scotland in Glasgow.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
She performed with Nureyev for Queen Elizabeth II. A personal highlight was dancing alongside her idol, Margot Fonteyn, who she had first seen perform as a wide-eyed 20-year-old in New York.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Taran, still unsure, made ready to settle himself in the straw when Gurgi reappeared, wide-eyed and trembling.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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