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Recent Examples of bleary Laugh Lines: For Movie Buffs P.S. Feeling a little bleary today? Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025 Underneath my soaked baseball cap, my eyes are dark and bleary, my face stubbled and worn. Gary Greenberg, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024 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 See All Example Sentences for bleary
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Adjective
  • Mowing Lawns Homeowners are usually away on vacation or are probably too tired to maintain their yards.
    Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • But, in Dick’s opinion, Charlie grew tired of baseball’s daily grind.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 22 June 2025
Adjective
  • Burnout is no longer a vague emotional state but a measurable physiological response driven by chronic inflammation, insulin resistance and cellular fatigue.
    Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
  • Many — most? — people have only a vague understanding of what the other is really up to.
    Evan Clark, Footwear News, 13 June 2025
Adjective
  • Moreover, deep cleaning tasks that involve scrubbing or reorganizing cabinets can take longer than anticipated, leaving you feeling exhausted before bed.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2025
  • That endurance capacity is likely due to female bodies preferentially using slow-burning fat over quickly exhausted carbohydrates, in both athletes and less sporty people, studies have shown.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • Use your mobile phone to scan the skies, as the camera is great at picking up faint auroras before your eyes spot them.
    Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 19 June 2025
  • The headband usually has to be readjusted ahead of the next wear, as the sound can be faint if the headphones are not perfectly positioned over the ears.
    Rebecca Taylor, Outside Online, 19 June 2025
Adjective
  • Today, Knight sounds less like a rap-world villain and more like a weary prophet, but still fierce in conviction.
    Danielle Bacher, People.com, 13 June 2025
  • The squad then start the session with a passing drill where the coaches shout and clap constantly, inspiring energy to any weary limbs.
    Simon Hughes, New York Times, 9 June 2025
Adjective
  • The legal basis for Trump’s continued extensions is hazy at best.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 18 June 2025
  • The band’s digital residency, ABBA Voyage, even inspired her outfits on the Short n’ Sweet tour, particularly the hazy light-blue costume that Agnetha Fältskog wears.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2025

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“Bleary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleary. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.

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