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glassy-eyed

[glas-ee-ahyd, glah-see-] / ˈglæs iˌaɪd, ˈglɑ si- /




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Advocates say an offbeat pastime can tempt a glassy-eyed recruiter to reread your application.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Russell’s befuddled Jackson is as useless as a traffic cone but Blunt’s Margaret is a gas before the movie makes her go all glassy-eyed and solemn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

After coming out fighting on the eve of this game, declaring his fire was "burning very strongly", Howe looked glassy-eyed in his news conference following this latest defeat.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026

Even then, before lockdown, I witnessed the glassy-eyed expressions — a mix of fear, confusion, and exhaustion — from students at every mention of the pandemic.

From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2025

Grampa looked at me glassy-eyed, like he’d just come out of a dream.

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe


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