: having the eyes dimmed and watery (as from fatigue, drink, or emotion)
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Every so often, the bleary-eyed budget chiefs, Sen. Ed Hooper of Palm Harbor and Rep. Lawrence McClure of Dover, appeared publicly for brief meetings in the state Capitol to ratify decisions that had already made in private.—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2025 Now, mornings pass into nights as Vest emerges bleary-eyed from sewing sessions that often last longer than her bouldering sessions.—Outside Online, 17 May 2025 But following every night of ecstasy comes a lonely, bleary-eyed morning-after.—Jon Frosch, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025 But no one was thrilled with the new appointment time, least of all a bleary-eyed Williams.—Sean Gregory, Time, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bleary-eyed
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