cross-eyed
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of cross-eyed
First recorded in 1785–95
Example Sentences
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“It feels like I can almost read the Matrix code in those wings if I look at it cross-eyed hard enough,” said another.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
When you play a dead person, if you go a little bit cross-eyed and you don't focus, that works to keep your eyes from following movement.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2022
And so people who look at me cross-eyed when I do, OK.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2022
A corgi car, a chrome car, a map car, a cross-eyed duck car — the show’s imaginative turns were always surprising.
From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2021
“It said”—LaPautre leaned forward and fixed them all with his keenest, slightly cross-eyed stare—“‘Gaygo!
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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