: having the eyes dimmed and watery (as from fatigue, drink, or emotion)
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In the clip, a bleary-eyed Robertson shows her toddler sitting up in bed eating a popsicle and watching TV in the dark.—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024 Rutgers had just cut the Trojans lead to eight, leaving bleary-eyed fans worried that another late collapse was incoming.—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024 Some boat owners, bleary-eyed from a sleepless night, showed up to find their dock lines had broken and their boats were damaged.—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024 Farther down the block, a shirtless man answered the door, bleary-eyed and idly rubbing his chest.—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bleary-eyed
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