wild-eyed

Example Sentences

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It’s a simple but primal character motivation that Beetz sells with a wild-eyed ferocity.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 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

The zebra, wild-eyed with fear, looked straight at me.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan