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Taken on its own, however, Boyle and Garland’s trip back to this hellscape makes the most of casting a jaundiced, bloodshot eye at our current moment.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
Gazzola told an attorney for Pino that Pino smelled of alcohol, had ‘bloodshot eyes’ and was disoriented.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
According to the warrant affidavit, a trooper who spoke to Stonier alleged that his speech was slurred and his eyes were bloodshot and watery.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2025
Officers who spoke with the survivor noticed bruising on her cheeks, redness on her neck and chest, and bloodshot eyes, according to Camp.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 17 Apr. 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
Gazzola told an attorney for Pino that Pino smelled of alcohol, had ‘bloodshot eyes’ and was disoriented.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
According to the warrant affidavit, a trooper who spoke to Stonier alleged that his speech was slurred and his eyes were bloodshot and watery.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2025
Officers who spoke with the survivor noticed bruising on her cheeks, redness on her neck and chest, and bloodshot eyes, according to Camp.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Bloodshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodshot. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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bloodshot
adjective
blood·shot
-ˌshät 
: red and inflamed
bloodshot eyes
Medical Definition
bloodshot
adjective
blood·shot
ˈbləd-ˌshät
of an eye
: inflamed to redness
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