How to Use clear-eyed in a Sentence

clear-eyed

adjective
  • But Sadie views the truth as a contest between the duped and the clear-eyed.
    Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
  • The time is ripe, then, for a more clear-eyed appraisal.
    Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The show is clear-eyed and irony-free, the plot laid out in neat, straight planking.
    Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
  • This is the clear-eyed truth from a glass-all-the-way-full person, and that glass is about to boil over.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 22 Apr. 2024
  • Assess the Now: Start with a clear-eyed view of your current state.
    Sol Rashidi, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
  • The book gives a clear-eyed view of all the major names in Bills history.
    Erik Brady, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The Canucks have to look at this and be willing to make a clear-eyed assessment here.
    Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Thomas Hobbes was one of the most clear-eyed and therefore one of the bleakest of social philosophers.
    John Banville, The New York Review of Books, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Still, even the most clear-eyed among us thought the regression would be slower than this.
    Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Mar. 2023
  • That’s no small achievement for him and the others, but Peters was clear-eyed about where things stand.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Any assessment of the year in climate requires a clear-eyed look at the science.
    Justin Worland, TIME, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The good news is that Trump himself is clear-eyed on matters pertaining to Iran.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Arden stages Leo’s lynching with clear-eyed horror, and Platt keeps him nobly prickly to the end.
    Vulture, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Corporate leaders need to be just as clear-eyed about their goals.
    Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
  • And that requires a clear-eyed assessment, right now, of where this race stands and what can best be done to protect the country.
    Ruth Marcus, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
  • But an email to staff on Friday offered a clear-eyed view of what could happen in this coin-flip election.
    Sophia Cai, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Sanchez is also clear-eyed about his need to sacrifice.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 23 June 2025
  • The Democratic base is active, mobilized and clear-eyed about the states.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
  • Culkin, on the other hand, has a clear-eyed view of the industry, viewing it as fickle and nobody’s friend.
    Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
  • A bit of clear-eyed reality, though, has to be surfaced.
    Philip Elliott, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Jones is clear-eyed about how the RTO landscape looks for many other companies.
    Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Owners should be clear-eyed about the potential tax savings they are owed.
    Zahir Khoja, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Owners should be clear-eyed about the potential tax savings they are owed.
    Zahir Khoja, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Jackson is too clear-eyed about the precarious state of theater and the even more perilous state of the world to rest on his laurels.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
  • Washington should be clear-eyed about Russia’s outlook on a wider war in the Middle East.
    Hanna Notte, Foreign Affairs, 15 July 2024
  • With a smart aleck’s wit and a knack for clear-eyed lyrics, the Brooklyn singer is a sympathetic narrator.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 5 May 2023
  • Check out the editorial for a clear-eyed look at Measure HLA’s effects, and make sure to vote!
    Michael Charboneau, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024
  • All in all, that’s a fairly clear-eyed take on the predicament the Republican Party finds itself in now.
    Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 26 Oct. 2023
  • What Shark has going for it though, is a clear-eyed view into the future.
    Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 25 Jan. 2026
  • At the same time, policymakers must be clear-eyed about the risks.
    Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026

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