: 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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Filled with fierce lyric tenderness and clear-eyed commitment to revolutionary aesthetic, Terror Counter devoted to the redemption of the self from a world ready to usurp this resistance. Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025 Sanchez is also clear-eyed about his need to sacrifice. Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 23 June 2025 Her hospital self is closer to her true spirit, with its bottom of mortal fatigue and clear-eyed nihilism. Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025 Seed, who followed her parents’ career paths as a photographer, also discovered a trove of her mother’s own photographs, revealing a distinctive, clear-eyed aesthetic and a nomadic itch. Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for clear-eyed

Word History

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined above

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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 30 Jun. 2025.

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