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misty-eyed

[mis-tee-ahyd]

adjective

  1. on the verge of tears.

  2. sentimental.

    a misty-eyed romantic.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of misty-eyed1

First recorded in 1955–60
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Example Sentences

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Howe was not suddenly getting misty-eyed, but reflecting on the work that was needed to improve the club's tired Benton base following his appointment nearly four years ago.

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Do you go for a soulful ballad, guaranteed to leave Europe misty-eyed and full of love and peace?

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And she was misty-eyed when she described trying the dress on for Bezos: “He told me I had never looked so beautiful,” she said.

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In the audience, Walton’s dad — who said he would miss his son, his best buddy, terribly — was misty-eyed.

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In it, he’s dressed in crisp white short sleeves, seated on the edge of his cot, misty-eyed and grinning as he holds up the ultrasound Mom sent him in the mail.

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