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While speaking with Mondragon, troopers allegedly observed signs of impairment, including the odor of alcohol, slurred speech and bloodshot eyes, state police said.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2025
Williams smelled strongly of alcohol and had slurred speech, was unsteady on his feet and had bloodshot eyes, police said.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2024
In a police report, an officer noted Ariel’s glassy, bloodshot eyes and the smell of beer.
—Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 24 Oct. 2024
The wildly bloodshot eyes really got me, as someone whose eyes are often red.
—Cindy Sherman, ARTnews.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2025
Williams smelled strongly of alcohol and had slurred speech, was unsteady on his feet and had bloodshot eyes, police said.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2024
In a police report, an officer noted Ariel’s glassy, bloodshot eyes and the smell of beer.
—Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 24 Oct. 2024
The wildly bloodshot eyes really got me, as someone whose eyes are often red.
—Cindy Sherman, ARTnews.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Bloodshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodshot. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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bloodshot
adjective
blood·shot
-ˌshät 
: red and inflamed
bloodshot eyes
Medical Definition
bloodshot
adjective
blood·shot
ˈbləd-ˌshät
of an eye
: inflamed to redness
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