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: marked by or having glassy eyes

Examples of glassy-eyed in a Sentence

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There were plenty of glassy-eyed, thousand-yard stares in the visitors locker room at American Airlines Center after the Colorado Avalanche yielded a two-goal lead in the final 13 minutes in a 4-2 loss to the rival Stars. Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of glassy-eyed was in 1847

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“Glassy-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glassy-eyed. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.

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