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Recent Examples of bleary These people have already seen each other bleary eyed and mussed (and would probably overlook a little grocery-list making or other multitasking). Thomas Wiegand, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Aug. 2011 Gennaro, his eyes still red and bleary, has come home with track marks on his arms. Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024 Deir al-Balah, Gaza CNN — Abu Mohammed stands with red, bleary eyes. Abeer Salman, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024 More than a few of our out-of-town guests staggered around the ceremony, bleary eyed, having tossed and turned the previous night with headaches. Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 16 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for bleary
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bleary
Adjective
  • But people here are tired of seeing Farmington in the headlines as a town that's losing population.
    Kirk Siegler, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
  • And there’s kids who are tired, or crying or can’t handle it.
    Andy Mitten, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Jared Weiss of The Athletic shared via X. Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson was quite vague when discussing the possibility of Garland suiting up for Game 4.
    Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
  • For now, the language in the president’s executive order was fairly vague.
    Annie Nova, CNBC, 26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • This is why people often feel exhausted after a day filled with interruptions, even if the total workload was manageable.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • King Charles can't get involved in Prince Harry's security woes: author Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine and author of ‘My Mother and I,’ explains why the monarch is too exhausted to deal with his younger son’s ongoing court battle.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Subtle minerality and a light floral touch on the nose give way to a peppery palate, finishing short but clean with faint cereal warmth and crisp simplicity.
    Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The Accountant 2, arriving this week some eight long years after the original, does not earn even that faintest of praise.
    A.A. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Where to watch: Peacock 'The Order' Based on a true story, the excellent white-knuckle crime thriller casts Jude Law as a weary FBI agent who partners with a young Oregon cop (Tye Sheridan) when a series of terrorist attacks hint at the involvement of a neo-Nazi group with nefarious plans.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
  • The novel’s weary detective, Prudence Freeborne, is of course heading to her retirement party when the call comes through.
    Leo Robson, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The reasons for her travels—whether to marry a man at her father’s behest or to undertake a pilgrimage to Rome—are hazy.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The details of the bet have become hazy in the intervening 35 years.
    Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025

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“Bleary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleary. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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