: having the eyes dimmed and watery (as from fatigue, drink, or emotion)
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As for one consistent complaint heard muttered amid bleary-eyed guests of the former Standard, Schrager confirms the appropriate adjustments have been made.—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025 By the time Freddie Freeman’s solo blast to center field delivered the Los Angeles Dodgers a walk-off win in Game 3 of the World Series, clocks on the East Coast were creeping toward 3 a.m.
In Toronto, bleary-eyed Blue Jays fans hung on through all 18 innings.—Denny Alfonso, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025 Behind your curious browsing is one bobbed and bleary-eyed writer searching for the best October Prime Day deals with a ferocity known only to coupon-cutters.—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025 His paranoia, played with clumsy charm by a mustachioed and bleary-eyed Leonardo DiCaprio, is half-cocked and somewhat comical.—David Sims, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bleary-eyed
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