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 she straightened up, her face was flush with a wide-eyed glow: “Oh my God!”
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Longtime Hartford residents are staring wide-eyed and open-mouthed at the sudden housing boom.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Ronaldinho was a regular protagonist, so too Jay-Jay Okocha, inspiring wide-eyed kids and optimistic adults to attempt the same magic manoeuvres in playgrounds and sparsely-grassed pitches up and down the land.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
She had a hard face and blinked so rarely that Olanna was disconcerted by her wide-eyed stare the first time they spoke.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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