dry-eyed

[ drahy-ahyd ]

adjective

Origin of dry-eyed

First recorded in 1660–70

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I used to read it to my classes, and never could get through it dry-eyed.
How I Write: Diane Johnson | Noah Charney | January 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
But unlike the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who was caught weeping on camera on election night in Grant Park, Ford stayed dry-eyed.
Harold Ford's Perpetual Campaign | Lloyd Grove, Samuel P. Jacobs | September 13, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
She sat with her hands folded on her lap, gazing dry-eyed out of the window beside her.
Hyacinth | George A. Birmingham
I do not think there was a single man of the ship's company who bore the loss of poor Mnemosyne dry-eyed.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Dec. 26, 1917 | Various
He stood like one stricken dumb, dry-eyed and motionless, gazing upon that quiet form lying upon the bed.
The Fourth Watch | H. A. Cody

So she lay, dry-eyed, her whole body clenched, retched with sobs that would not come up.
To Him That Hath | Leroy Scott
She shed no more tears, but her dry-eyed grief was more distressing for that very reason.
Bee and Butterfly | Lucy Foster Madison

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