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misty-eyed
[mis-tee-ahyd]
adjective
on the verge of tears.
sentimental.
a misty-eyed romantic.
Word History and Origins
Origin of misty-eyed1
Example Sentences
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.
Do you go for a soulful ballad, guaranteed to leave Europe misty-eyed and full of love and peace?
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.
In the audience, Walton’s dad — who said he would miss his son, his best buddy, terribly — was misty-eyed.
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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