cross-eyed
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of cross-eyed
First recorded in 1785–95
Example Sentences
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When you play a dead person, if you go a little bit cross-eyed and you don't focus, that works to keep your eyes from following movement.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2022
“You kind of get cross-eyed at some point,” Ms. Maddox said.
From New York Times ● Aug. 12, 2022
And so people who look at me cross-eyed when I do, OK.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2022
The first doctor deemed him cross-eyed and suggested surgery.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 29, 2021
Bruno swallowed, staring cross-eyed at the shovel that was just inches from his nose.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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