glassy-eyed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of glassy-eyed
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Russell’s befuddled Jackson is as useless as a traffic cone but Blunt’s Margaret is a gas before the movie makes her go all glassy-eyed and solemn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
After coming out fighting on the eve of this game, declaring his fire was "burning very strongly", Howe looked glassy-eyed in his news conference following this latest defeat.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
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
Chapped lips, glassy-eyed, but not quite a water-zombie yet.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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