wild-eyed
Example Sentences
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It’s a simple but primal character motivation that Beetz sells with a wild-eyed ferocity.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
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
My bad behavior has consisted of begging a friend to delete it, not wild-eyed ranting, but still.
From Slate • Oct. 14, 2025
His face was wild-eyed scared, his mouth a huge dark oval.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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