wide-eyed
Example Sentences
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Most of the kids sat in wide-eyed astonishment.
From Literature
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The camera regularly abruptly panned to her musicians, who held the same wide-eyed stare as Gaga.
From Los Angeles Times
Tartakovsky conveys all of Spear’s torment, loneliness and the magnitude of his love with zero dialogue, only a wide-eyed stare into the distance as he lumbers along, pulled by the memory of an unfinished life.
From Salon
He continued to stare at her, wide-eyed, before at last seeming to realize.
From Literature
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Andrew thought he would be celebrating Zoë's 39th birthday on 23 December, quickly followed by the glorious chaos of Christmas with family, friends and their boys' wide-eyed excited innocence.
From BBC
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