1
: having or marked by unsophisticated or uncritical acceptance or admiration : naive
wide-eyed innocence
2
: having the eyes wide open especially with wonder or astonishment
Examples of wide-eyed in a Sentence
a wide-eyed and trusting child
the sort of phony UFO "artifacts" that wide-eyed tourists fall for
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The gas model is more wide-eyed and has a sleek open grille; the electric has slatted LED headlights and a flat panel front face with slender lower air vents.
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Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
After all, worth a few HUFs, that stuff, said one of us
alive and well, his childhood staring
wide-eyed straight at me.
—Marianne Boruch, The New York Review of Books, 20 Feb. 2025
With her nervous, wide-eyed gaze and a wardrobe that reads a little younger than many of her peers, Lucia (wonderfully played by newcomer Jara Sofija Ostan) projects an immediate vulnerability that triggers protective instincts in some and aggressive ones in others.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
The clip of Swift — seated next to rapper Ice Spice — being booed at the game quickly went viral online, with the singer-songwriter's comical, wide-eyed reaction becoming an instant meme.
—EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
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Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
After all, worth a few HUFs, that stuff, said one of us
alive and well, his childhood staring
wide-eyed straight at me.
—Marianne Boruch, The New York Review of Books, 20 Feb. 2025
With her nervous, wide-eyed gaze and a wardrobe that reads a little younger than many of her peers, Lucia (wonderfully played by newcomer Jara Sofija Ostan) projects an immediate vulnerability that triggers protective instincts in some and aggressive ones in others.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
The clip of Swift — seated next to rapper Ice Spice — being booed at the game quickly went viral online, with the singer-songwriter's comical, wide-eyed reaction becoming an instant meme.
—EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wide-eyed
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“Wide-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wide-eyed. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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