Example Sentences

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I see Corey and Hailey and Colton and Hannah…all staring dead-eyed into their laptops, clutching fistfuls of hair.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Its social accounts were promoting “top sellers” on the platform, with usernames like “Isaris-AI” and “Mikonotai,” who reportedly made tens of thousands of dollars through bulk sales of autogenerated, dead-eyed 3D avatars.

From Slate • May 16, 2024

George Ford, who potted three dead-eyed drop-goals in a 27-10 success, made light of the suspended Owen Farrell's absence.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2023

As “Succession” ends though, he is merely staring dead-eyed at the water, stubbornly off in the distance.

From New York Times • May 28, 2023

Around midday, with the dead-eyed sun high overhead, the ghouls stopped, and huddled.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman