1
: having blue eyes
2
: performed by whites
blue-eyed soul
also : white
a blue-eyed imitator of R&B stars

Examples of blue-eyed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web His conquest is made possible by leading the native, blue-eyed Fremen people, who believe Paul and his mother, Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson) are a prophesied mother and son who will bring peace to their planet Arrakis. Jordan Moreau, Variety, 1 Mar. 2024 Through this analysis, researchers determined the man likely was short in stature, dark in complexion and blue-eyed. Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2024 This is all speculative, of course, but a complete roundup of Styles' dating history over the years does include several models and blue-eyed beauties. EW.com, 27 Oct. 2023 Actor Jared Leto, 51, nailed cat couture, dressing as Choupette, Lagerfeld’s beloved blue-eyed Birman. People Staff, Peoplemag, 30 Dec. 2023 Mizu’s blue-eyed appearance is living evidence of the foreigners’ influence, seen by others as a physical defect of possible supernatural or demonic origin. Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2023 The pop superstar, a longtime lover of felines, brought her blue-eyed ragdoll cat to the shoot Sorry Taylor Swift. Joseph Pisani, WSJ, 6 Dec. 2023 They were particularly taken with an exhibit of Virgin Mary iconography from around the world: a faceless, abstract stone carving from Cameroon; a pale, blue-eyed statuette from Ecuador; a Black Mary from Senegal, dressed in an ornate gown of blue and gold. Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023 Five neighbors on his street in Lake Mary, near Orlando, said barely knew the tall, blue-eyed neighbor. Mary Jordan, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1572, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of blue-eyed was circa 1572

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“Blue-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue-eyed. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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