dry-eyed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of dry-eyed
First recorded in 1660–70
Example Sentences
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Goldberg, dry-eyed and graceful in a relaxed take on a power suit, was stirring a Shirley Temple, angling for the cherry.
From New York Times ● May 28, 2023
"Oh, man. He never even liked me," the dry-eyed failson says upon hearing the news.
From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2023
Lukashenko placed red roses at Makei’s coffin before his burial Tuesday and briefly touched the dead man’s arm, gazing at him for a few moments, dry-eyed, before condoling with Makei’s family.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2022
“We had been preparing emotionally for this,” Bondar, himself now dry-eyed, said a few moments after his loved ones walked west, through Ukrainian and Polish inspection points.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2022
She was watching us—watching dry-eyed, but with more pain than I had ever seen on another person’s face.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
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