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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dewy-eyed
Adjective
  • She's got a squeaky clean image and is a little bit naive.
    Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • With Back on My Feet, people called me naive, and a pollyanna.
    Shimite Obialo, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The monounsaturated fat makes canola less susceptible to oxidation, Kane adds.
    Matt Fuchs, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
  • People with blue or light-colored eyes are more susceptible to photophobia than people with brown or dark-colored eyes.
    Laura Schober, Health, 20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • At first, his relationship with Claire seemed innocent enough.
    Christina Pérez, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The show follows an innocent father (Worthington) serving life in prison for the murder of his own son.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • It’s been a dream for a lot of us to finally see our favorite super robots in a modern, easy to get into yet competitive one-on-one fighting game.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • And snood size is the quickest, easiest way for a hen to gauge whether the gobbler strutting his stuff in front of her is a good genetic candidate for her future poults.
    Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Pair them with a simple T-shirt to grab a coffee at a cafe.
    Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Jenner wore a gray and lightly checked car coat, a simple black knit sweater, straight leg blue jeans, and black ballet flats.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Fast forward three months and those same students watched wide-eyed as a construction crane lifted the white beam bearing their names, and those of the rest of the school community, into place on the structure.
    Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Thankfully, most of them are looking a little wide-eyed as well.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • So be careful out there folks and don’t be gullible.
    Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Until, of course, someone convinces a gullible public—or a U.S. senator—that all research currency, new and old, is created equal.
    Adam Marcus, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Dewy-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dewy-eyed. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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