ADJECTIVE
  1. (used of eyes) fully open or extended
    stared with wide eyes
  2. exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
    dewy-eyed innocence
    listened in round-eyed wonder
    childlike trust
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How To Use wide-eyed In A Sentence

  • A world before which one has to relearn how to look, with the large wide-eyed gaze of a wonderstruck child.
  • Innocent blondes, corrupted by wolfish brunettes with mannish haircuts and tight, tight sweaters, stare wide-eyed at the reader.
  • I was an eleven-year-old, wide-eyed gremmie and being at the event was like being in surf puppy heaven. Transworld Surf» | Transworld Surf
  • A wide-eyed innocent, he longs to captain his own vessel and wed his true love, Mercedes.
  • A surreal, oddly sinister classic, this expertly mixes a cruel and satiric sense of humour with wide-eyed wonder.
  • A passing secretary stopped short, clutching her steno pad to her chest, staring wide-eyed at him.
  • Artist-film-maker Miranda July's wide-eyed kooky persona has never been more painfully self-regarding than it is in her drivelsome relationship break-up fantasy The Future. Berlin film festival – review
  • Wide-eyed youngsters watched as dozens of fireworks exploded in a shower of colour to kick-off the celebrations with a bang.
  • Wide-eyed, he crested the ridge and began to walk down into the valley.
  • He sat and listened attentively, supplying her with the occasional wide-eyed stare or gasp.
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