Examples of doe-eyed in a Sentence
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As Maneesh, the doe-eyed Disney Channel alum Karan Brar exudes depressed decency but never quite taps into the messy turmoil that might complicate the coder’s choices.
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Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
The snapshots show Mescal, 29, as a young, doe-eyed Paul McCartney seemingly during a visit to the Cavern Club, the local Liverpool venue where the band played often in their early years.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
Why portray Dorothy as a doe-eyed ding-a-ling; as not just naive but dumb?
—Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Her big sister Khloé Kardashian, 41, showed her appreciation in the comments section with a series of doe-eyed emojis and love heart emojis.
—Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Her ability to sell the most demented line readings with a doe-eyed smile—and to thrive in the show’s rat-a-tat pacing—gave 30 Rock some of its funniest moments.
—Keaton Bell, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2026
Joe Alwyn’s take on Agnes’ brother Bartholomew is a slimmer, more doe-eyed one than the extremely tall farmer of few words O’Farrell imagines escorting his sister to London.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 30 Nov. 2025
The specter of war is difficult to reconcile with the carefree bustle of downtown Taipei, where on a cool June evening bickering families and doe-eyed couples throng the city’s night markets as ever before.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Folks took to the comment section of the post and wished the doe-eyed gentleman a very happy birthday.
—Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2025
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Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
The snapshots show Mescal, 29, as a young, doe-eyed Paul McCartney seemingly during a visit to the Cavern Club, the local Liverpool venue where the band played often in their early years.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
Why portray Dorothy as a doe-eyed ding-a-ling; as not just naive but dumb?
—Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Her big sister Khloé Kardashian, 41, showed her appreciation in the comments section with a series of doe-eyed emojis and love heart emojis.
—Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Her ability to sell the most demented line readings with a doe-eyed smile—and to thrive in the show’s rat-a-tat pacing—gave 30 Rock some of its funniest moments.
—Keaton Bell, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2026
Joe Alwyn’s take on Agnes’ brother Bartholomew is a slimmer, more doe-eyed one than the extremely tall farmer of few words O’Farrell imagines escorting his sister to London.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 30 Nov. 2025
The specter of war is difficult to reconcile with the carefree bustle of downtown Taipei, where on a cool June evening bickering families and doe-eyed couples throng the city’s night markets as ever before.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Folks took to the comment section of the post and wished the doe-eyed gentleman a very happy birthday.
—Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Doe-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doe-eyed. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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