wild-eyed

Example Sentences

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But to her credit, Ms. Coon never turns the character into a wild-eyed hysteric or a manipulated figure of pure pathos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

No. The wild-eyed gurus do more harm than good.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 3, 2026

But others chafe at the bit to let loose the dogs of their wild-eyed fantasies.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2025

Salvatore 'Toto' Schillaci, who has died aged 59, provided the defining images of Italia '90 as his wild-eyed, arms-outstretched goal celebration transformed a virtual unknown into a national hero and global superstar.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2024

He ran from me, wild-eyed, into the grove, toward Listening Rock.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles