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Recent Examples of misty-eyed
But a blinkered narrative coupled with misty-eyed aesthetic choices yield a strange and scattershot result.
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
Most notably, their co-star, Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh, sobbed throughout the rendition, clearly channeling the millions of misty-eyed viewers at home.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 3 Mar. 2025
Like a chill senior’s valedictory address, Endgame mixes good-humored winks with a misty-eyed reverence for everything that’s come before while never wearing out its welcome.
—Kevin Lincoln, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
Artifact Uprising Color Series Photo Book $22 Make your bestie misty-eyed with a sentimental gift in the form of a photo book that showcases your favorite memories with them (or their Instagram feed).
—Malia Griggs, SELF, 21 Nov. 2024
Jones didn’t grow up loving baseball, but Mann’s passion for the game — which is reawakened over the course of the film’s epic odyssey — has been central to fans’ misty-eyed devotion to the sport ever since.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
Tam recalled getting a little misty-eyed after the fact.
—Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
Is your parent always getting misty-eyed at the thought of their college days?
—Malia Griggs, SELF, 16 Oct. 2024
Among the misty-eyed outside the Bruin last night was Hans Michael, 52, a Pasadena native who has been a regular since the 1970s, when his older brother attended nearby UCLA.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 July 2024
Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
Most notably, their co-star, Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh, sobbed throughout the rendition, clearly channeling the millions of misty-eyed viewers at home.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 3 Mar. 2025
Like a chill senior’s valedictory address, Endgame mixes good-humored winks with a misty-eyed reverence for everything that’s come before while never wearing out its welcome.
—Kevin Lincoln, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
Artifact Uprising Color Series Photo Book $22 Make your bestie misty-eyed with a sentimental gift in the form of a photo book that showcases your favorite memories with them (or their Instagram feed).
—Malia Griggs, SELF, 21 Nov. 2024
Jones didn’t grow up loving baseball, but Mann’s passion for the game — which is reawakened over the course of the film’s epic odyssey — has been central to fans’ misty-eyed devotion to the sport ever since.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
Tam recalled getting a little misty-eyed after the fact.
—Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
Is your parent always getting misty-eyed at the thought of their college days?
—Malia Griggs, SELF, 16 Oct. 2024
Among the misty-eyed outside the Bruin last night was Hans Michael, 52, a Pasadena native who has been a regular since the 1970s, when his older brother attended nearby UCLA.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misty-eyed
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In This Article Toilets Mirrors and Glass Shiny Surfaces Shower Doors Stains Who else feels nostalgic around a bottle of shaving cream?—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
16 Mar. 2025
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Now, things have gotten even more nostalgic as the two Fresh Prince of Belair stars and Doechii linked up to complete the iconic dance scene together.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The opportunity to expand his supplier network, combined with Vidalia’s proximity and its acquisition the sentimental shuttle looms, made the prospect of working with the doomed mill appealing on paper.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Mar. 2025
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The ring, a cherished heirloom from Faludi's great-grandmother, was given to Tom by her mother, making the engagement even more sentimental.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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The formula is simply dreamy to the touch and glides effortlessly onto skin with little blending required.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
14 Mar. 2025
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When the characters are on the ground, the screens evoke a dreamy and dynamic forest floor.—
Luna Adler,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2025
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The flashbacks are dreamy without becoming mawkish, and Gemma’s scenes in Lumon are nightmarish without feeling untethered or otherwordly.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
28 Feb. 2025
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Roz rescues wildlife in a Noah’s Ark analogue, then goes from being a disingenuous Christ figure offering sacrifice and promise (but no resurrection) to a mawkish maternal figure.—
Armond White,
National Review,
26 Feb. 2025
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Malinauskas opened the second box, which contained a Bell & Ross Regulateur with a big, moony face and a stainless-steel bezel.—
Susan Orlean,
The New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2019
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Yet, Bronson still stood out, with his alternately creepy and moony portrayal of a man biding his time dating Wood’s mother while vying for the younger woman’s attention.—
Carla Meyer,
San Francisco Chronicle,
28 Feb. 2018
Adjective
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Her hard-bitten, cynical persona provides a nice juxtaposition to how maudlin so much commentary about motherhood can be.—
Jason Zinoman,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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The story of a baby passed from home to home could have been maudlin in the wrong hands, but Lamb brings humor to it to by having every voice, sound effect, and musical note performed by a male duo called Les Mimes Electriques.—
Jeremy Fassler,
Vulture,
2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This has reflected neither sappy altruism nor cynical neoimperialism but an understanding that in the modern world, economics and security need to be handled at something beyond the national level.—
Gideon Rose,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Mar. 2025
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Into a routine casting call one afternoon walks Michael, an Ohio ice-cream truck driver effusing sappy memories of watching the series every morning with his family over bacon and eggs.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
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Brash simian Robbie is a lot more fun to watch than soppy simian Robbie.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
9 Jan. 2025
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Paul is Roy, the prickly guy whose sarcastic exterior hides a soppy desire to be loved.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Misty-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misty-eyed. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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