dewy-eyed

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Led by the subject matter, he started singing more, his dewy-eyed timbre adding emotional depth to the fragmented, impressionistic soundscapes.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

When our protagonist, a dewy-eyed young man named Hughie, encounters the depravity of one such hero, he joins the Boys, a gang of misfits led by a mysterious man called Butcher.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 17, 2019

Innovative ex-Cleveland GM David Griffin is an obvious choice, but there are many others who wouldn’t be bound by the unrealistic expectations and dewy-eyed attachments created by the Lakers’ many trophies.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2019

Neither I nor anybody I noticed around me are part of the "dewy-eyed demographic" Mr. Brantley sneers at, but nobody seemed to find watching it a chore.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2017

Flushed, dewy-eyed, calm, and white, Louis stood at the railing to lay his anointed hands on each in turn; first the mother, and the father.

From The Art of Disappearing by Smith, John Talbot