1
: having or marked by unsophisticated or uncritical acceptance or admiration : naive
wide-eyed innocence
2
: having the eyes wide open especially with wonder or astonishment
Examples of wide-eyed in a Sentence
a wide-eyed and trusting child
the sort of phony UFO "artifacts" that wide-eyed tourists fall for
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Pattinson looked at Lawrence wide-eyed, as if imploring her to answer first.
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Rachel Handler, Vulture, 18 May 2025
The newcomer has a wide-eyed, penetrating stare that at once communicates the reality of Fuki’s innocence and the depth of her curiosity.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
But the Thunder resisted the wide-eyed and inexperienced label that has followed it around all series, scoring 11 straight early in the fourth while the Nuggets went almost five minutes without a point.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 11 May 2025
Beer, wine and a varied sake selection are divine pairings and a couple of popular batched sake cocktails will satisfy the Instagrammers, whose cameras will already be stuffed full of tartare cold tastings and enough wide-eyed, first-bite videos to choke a pro gurgitator.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2025
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Rachel Handler, Vulture, 18 May 2025
The newcomer has a wide-eyed, penetrating stare that at once communicates the reality of Fuki’s innocence and the depth of her curiosity.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
But the Thunder resisted the wide-eyed and inexperienced label that has followed it around all series, scoring 11 straight early in the fourth while the Nuggets went almost five minutes without a point.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 11 May 2025
Beer, wine and a varied sake selection are divine pairings and a couple of popular batched sake cocktails will satisfy the Instagrammers, whose cameras will already be stuffed full of tartare cold tastings and enough wide-eyed, first-bite videos to choke a pro gurgitator.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for wide-eyed
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“Wide-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wide-eyed. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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