wide-eyed
Example Sentences
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My wide-eyed aspirations need to be lowered significantly.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
The pair of tunes sets up “L.E.S. Girl,” which revisits Madonna’s wide-eyed early days in the city where she’d make her name.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
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
Four-year notches on a timeline from wide-eyed kid to tuned-in teen and beyond.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
Conor looked wide-eyed from the monster to his backyard, which was reemerging from the dissipating mist.
From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness
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