eyes light up

phrase

—used to say that someone looks excited and happy

Her eyes lit up when he showed her the ring.

Examples of eyes light up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As an aside, Lovely Reader, when King tells the stories about his company and its origin, his eyes light up and there is love in his voice. — Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026

Or try to kick an inch higher, just to see his teammates’ eyes light up. — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026

Gum isn’t anything to get excited about, but show an 8-year-old a pack of gum, and their eyes light up. — Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2025

But Maia’s eyes light up at this flash of fury from her otherwise reasonable boyfriend. — Caroline Framke, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for eyes light up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup