: clear-sighted
a clear-eyed assessment

Examples of clear-eyed in a Sentence

shows a clear-eyed understanding of what it takes to be successful in business
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Thanks to Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton, Eliza Schuyler (the middle sister who married the musical’s eponymous hero), fiery Angelica Schuyler Church (the eldest), and clear-eyed Peggy Schuyler Van Rensselaer (the youngest) come with their own playlist. Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025 Still, there’s no clear-eyed evaluation of Winnipeg’s ability after a single game played. Murat Ates, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025 The show, so far, has emphasized a clear-eyed approach to its subjects’ misdeeds, but also curiosity about untangling their psyches. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025 Mussolini is at once an incisive psychological portrait of one of the 20th century’s most destructive individuals and a clear-eyed dissection of fascism’s politically expedient, intellectually incoherent origins. Judy Berman, Time, 29 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for clear-eyed

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First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of clear-eyed was in 1530

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“Clear-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clear-eyed. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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