wild-eyed

Example Sentences

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We recently suggested hedging in anticipation of a stock decline, but some investors will prefer to harness the wild-eyed enthusiasm of investor sentiment.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

But to her credit, Ms. Coon never turns the character into a wild-eyed hysteric or a manipulated figure of pure pathos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

No. The wild-eyed gurus do more harm than good.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 3, 2026

My bad behavior has consisted of begging a friend to delete it, not wild-eyed ranting, but still.

From Slate • Oct. 14, 2025

Next to the steakhouse is a shooting gallery, where the fake guns have such poor aim that no one can hit the little bull’s-eyes attached to plastic cactuses, wild-eyed cowboy cutouts, and stuffed, patchy-haired bobcats.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling