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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dewy-eyed
Adjective
  • Modern takes on the tankini and boy short offer nostalgia without being too naive and are also seen from Candice Swaenpoel’s Topic of C line or Hunza G’s colorful styles.
    Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
  • Yet such arguments are either geopolitically naive or disingenuous.
    Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • Vulnerability: Dependence on encryption methods makes our personal information susceptible to quantum attacks.
    Jackie Shoback, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • Justin Strnad played a ton last year and mostly held up well, but relying on him and Cody Barton for a big chunk of last year after Singleton tore his ACL is part of what made the Broncos more susceptible in the middle of the field as the season went along.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • That includes sparklers, which may look more innocent but can get up to 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
  • So far, the city's liability insurance carriers have agreed to pay nearly $27 million to settle four civil rights lawsuits alleging detectives — including some identified by multiple former officers as Wolverines — framed innocent people.
    Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 4 July 2025
Adjective
  • But Republicans who have majority control of the House and Senate are finding that their push to move fast and change things — namely cuts to federal government programs including Medicaid and SNAP food stamps used by millions of Americans — is easier said than done.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 25 June 2025
  • The attitude at the palace is that leaders who like the royal family are generally easy to host, and Trump's team hold the British Monarchy in high regard.
    Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • The simplest ideas in mathematics can also be the most perplexing.
    Leila Sloman, Wired News, 29 June 2025
  • And given that toppers were developed specifically as a lighter, simpler alternative to full-bodied campers, designed to fit within limited midsize truck payloads, that extra beef is a definite problem for some shoppers.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 June 2025
Adjective
  • A couple of my anxious students turned to me wide-eyed.
    Sally Ventura June 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
  • Jaws is my favorite film, encompassing my feelings as a young wide-eyed child seeing it for the first time at a drive-in (talk about larger than life, especially for a small kid) and then rewatching it endlessly on TV and VHS until the tapes wore out.
    Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
Adjective
  • Like an ’80s televangelist, Lindell is a pro at exploiting religion to bilk the gullible.
    Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 20 June 2025
  • Being personally very gullible and constantly putting myself in the place of the audience was the key for me in directing this series.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
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“Dewy-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dewy-eyed. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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