wide-eyed
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Caspian “C-Bird” Hollywell’s wide-eyed, frenetic energy and howling vocals come up against the sweet, mournful steel pedal guitar of suit-and-tie-wearing “Razor” Ramon Santos.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
When Halle Bailey moved from Georgia to Los Angeles as a wide-eyed preteen nearly 15 years ago, the city felt like a wonderland of possibility.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Longtime Hartford residents are staring wide-eyed and open-mouthed at the sudden housing boom.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Otherwise, he says, "at 4.30 or 5am I wake up and I'm wide-eyed like a bat".
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Now she saw how funny they looked, young and curious and wide-eyed.
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
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