wild-eyed

Example Sentences

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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

Looking at long-term charts of silver can be very sobering, and wild-eyed internet gurus, heavy on dark conspiracism with proclamations of $10,000 silver, are hardly reassuring.

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

Liam, in particular, attacked the gig with wild-eyed passion - stalking the stage and biting into the lyrics like a lion tearing apart its prey.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2025

Old Bess, calm and kind,- Jack, wild-eyed, reaching over to nip Bess on the neck.

From "Sarah, Plain and Tall" by Patricia MacLachlan