How to Use misty-eyed in a Sentence

misty-eyed

adjective

• Clad in a purple jersey and shorts, a misty-eyed Ochoa made the sign of the cross and high-fived a handful of teammates.
  — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 28 June 2026
• There’s enough to work with in the unusually large cast to fill out season after season of misty-eyed comedy.
  — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2026
• But critical reaction has been split on the latter, which is more sentimental and misty-eyed than Baumbach’s past films.
  — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
• There are, however, some roadblocks that are being widely ignored in favor of viral clips that make people misty-eyed for the return of Ronald Reagan.
  — W. James Antle Iii, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2018
• Mauigoa anchored one of the nation’s better offensive lines in his final year with the Hurricanes and put together the kind of pass-protection season that gets line coaches misty-eyed.
  — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
• This week, Young Sheldon star Iain Armitage turns 18, and fans of the popular sitcom might be getting misty-eyed at seeing the child actor all grown up.
  — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026