1
: having or marked by unsophisticated or uncritical acceptance or admiration : naive
wide-eyed innocence
2
: having the eyes wide open especially with wonder or astonishment
Examples of wide-eyed in a Sentence
a wide-eyed and trusting child
the sort of phony UFO "artifacts" that wide-eyed tourists fall for
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Even Ranger’s foster parent was impressed with the fast turnaround the wide-eyed cat made.
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Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2025
The announcement of his death today at the age of 82 silences one of the most transcendent musical voices of his generation — a deeply troubled man-child whose best music exuded joy and beauty with a unique combination of sophistication and wide-eyed youthful wonder.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
Posted on June 5, and receiving close to 4 million views, the clip shows the blue-eyed collie sitting on the ground and looking upwards, wide-eyed and unblinking.
Not moving a muscle, the collie stares intensely at something above him—and the camera then pans to show what's triggered this response.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
The magic of Cera’s performances has always been his stealthy sense of humor — a wide-eyed deadpan, words that come out wrong, a sweet cluelessness that sometimes cloaks an unexpected edge.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 3 June 2025
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Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2025
The announcement of his death today at the age of 82 silences one of the most transcendent musical voices of his generation — a deeply troubled man-child whose best music exuded joy and beauty with a unique combination of sophistication and wide-eyed youthful wonder.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
Posted on June 5, and receiving close to 4 million views, the clip shows the blue-eyed collie sitting on the ground and looking upwards, wide-eyed and unblinking.
Not moving a muscle, the collie stares intensely at something above him—and the camera then pans to show what's triggered this response.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
The magic of Cera’s performances has always been his stealthy sense of humor — a wide-eyed deadpan, words that come out wrong, a sweet cluelessness that sometimes cloaks an unexpected edge.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 3 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for wide-eyed
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“Wide-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wide-eyed. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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