: having the eyes dimmed and watery (as from fatigue, drink, or emotion)
Examples of bleary-eyed in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebThe buttons are minimal and easy to understand, which is a boon for bleary-eyed new parents (and middle-of-the-night pump sessions).—Simone Scully, Parents, 16 Apr. 2024 And, in a comfort to bleary-eyed students everywhere, all of Waffle House’s nearly 2,000 restaurants run 24 hours again.—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024 The experience left both men bleary-eyed and exhausted before the end.—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2024 The emergency officials boarded the plane and carried the woman down the aisle past bleary-eyed passengers.—Mark Ellwood, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Feb. 2024 On a recent morning, Alexis Mabille showed up bright and early on the Champs-Elysées looking a bit bleary-eyed.—Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2023 The director is a bit bleary-eyed and yawning, but that won’t last.—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Nov. 2023 It’s been a wonderful, bleary-eyed week full of love and kindness and extraordinary poo.—Anna Myers, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023 Our party of three, by contrast, included two bleary-eyed parents and a starving 8-year-old.—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 16 Nov. 2023
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