glassy-eyed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of glassy-eyed
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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It’s the same species that transformed Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum into giddy, glassy-eyed children, only now drained of all majesty.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2025
Even then, before lockdown, I witnessed the glassy-eyed expressions — a mix of fear, confusion, and exhaustion — from students at every mention of the pandemic.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2025
But glassy-eyed, meaty-bodied adults of the African clawed frog, or Xenopus laevis, have none of this regeneration prowess.
From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2022
Vinyard, who was the driver, and Amaya have told federal investigators they believed Ghaisar might have been intoxicated because he appeared glassy-eyed when they first pulled alongside him.
From Washington Post • Aug. 13, 2021
Hawkers yelled and buyers bargained, standing over glassy-eyed seer, mackerel, and bass.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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