wide-eyed
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of wide-eyed
First recorded in 1850–55
Vocabulary lists containing wide-eyed
Example Sentences
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I lay mummy-style and wide-eyed next to him through the sleepless night.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
A few steps away, an artist sat ready to sketch digital portraits, reimagining guests as Pepe, the wide-eyed frog behind the one of industry’s most popular memecoins.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Ronaldinho was a regular protagonist, so too Jay-Jay Okocha, inspiring wide-eyed kids and optimistic adults to attempt the same magic manoeuvres in playgrounds and sparsely-grassed pitches up and down the land.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
They brought with them a family album that showed a picture-perfect life: Yuriy and Valiera's wedding, their trip to Rome, and of course, wide-eyed baby Kirochka.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
The girls had told Mrs. Redfield some wide-eyed tale about hearing strange sounds in the night.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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