wide-eyed
Example Sentences
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They returned my stares with wide-eyed interest; I noticed, however, that the adults did not look at us but turned their heads away as we approached.
From Literature
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They must have been students of his, and not all that long ago, either, if their young, wide-eyed faces were anything to go by.
From Literature
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I looked over at Regan, who had the same wide-eyed look of horror as Salzburg.
From Literature
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When the chef left his war-torn homeland in 2015, he never imagined that one day he would watch as cameras flashed and wide-eyed crowds greeted the monarch arriving at his Soho restaurant last year.
From Barron's
The girls had told Mrs. Redfield some wide-eyed tale about hearing strange sounds in the night.
From Literature
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