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Recent Examples of misty-eyed
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.
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Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 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
The Great Movie Ride, which closed at Hollywood Studios in 2017, has the most misty-eyed fans.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2025
Only two divorcees responded with anything remotely reminiscent of misty-eyed melancholy.
—Hannah Pittard, People.com, 8 July 2025
And if Bocelli made guests misty-eyed, then Lady Gaga — reportedly set to close out the final day of festivities on Saturday — will no doubt bring the party.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
Elsewhere, organised crime still has its tendrils in many parts of the sport across the globe, and the misty-eyed reverence for benevolent local tycoons is a notion that went extinct before the Tasmanian tiger.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 June 2025
But a blinkered narrative coupled with misty-eyed aesthetic choices yield a strange and scattershot result.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 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
The Great Movie Ride, which closed at Hollywood Studios in 2017, has the most misty-eyed fans.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2025
Only two divorcees responded with anything remotely reminiscent of misty-eyed melancholy.
—Hannah Pittard, People.com, 8 July 2025
And if Bocelli made guests misty-eyed, then Lady Gaga — reportedly set to close out the final day of festivities on Saturday — will no doubt bring the party.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
Elsewhere, organised crime still has its tendrils in many parts of the sport across the globe, and the misty-eyed reverence for benevolent local tycoons is a notion that went extinct before the Tasmanian tiger.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 June 2025
But a blinkered narrative coupled with misty-eyed aesthetic choices yield a strange and scattershot result.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misty-eyed
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From the satisfying click of a CD player to the quirky trends that defined the decade, here are some nostalgic things from 1996 that could genuinely use a revival in 2026.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2026
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In fact, they are designed to feel warm, nostalgic and personal.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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The time piece was a sentimental detail, having belonged to Princess Diana, and which her late mother-in-law wore many times for her own public engagements.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2026
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Premiering the first of eight episodes on Sunday, March 22, The Comeback’s shaggy, despairing, hilarious, and sometimes baldly sentimental third season spends its first two episodes running through all the horsemen of the Hollywood-pocalypse.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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Golden hour provides the perfect lighting for those dreamy bluebonnet portraits.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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Love Language is a return to classic rom-com form, with heart and humor, as well as a talented ensemble cast that beautifully brings Power’s script to life against a dreamy Chicago backdrop.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2026
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The book’s final section, comprising a reunion at a funeral, could have been mawkish but instead is moving … A riveting tale.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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Knight’s directorial debut never tips over into mawkish but has some unashamedly tender moments.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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Malinauskas opened the second box, which contained a Bell & Ross Regulateur with a big, moony face and a stainless-steel bezel.—
Susan Orlean,
The New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2019
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Yet, Bronson still stood out, with his alternately creepy and moony portrayal of a man biding his time dating Wood’s mother while vying for the younger woman’s attention.—
Carla Meyer,
San Francisco Chronicle,
28 Feb. 2018
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Good intentions — and handsome animation — aside, Forevergreen is ultimately too maudlin and moralistic to rank it much higher than this.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2026
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As the whole business dragged on, the atmosphere started to seem less like a game show and more like the late-night Jerry Lewis telethons of the 1970s, in which a tired but pumped Lewis alternately griped at the audience, broke into maudlin emotion, or jumped up to welcome a new guest.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2026
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His insight into character lent itself well to adapting Larry McMurtry’s novel, ensuring that what could have been just a sappy tear-jerker was a mix of rich drama and sparkling comedy.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Vanity Fair,
16 Mar. 2026
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What’s the sappy, milky stuff that comes out of specific leaves in Florida that would be on the characters’ skin?—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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In the way that Harrison looks to the Bible for models of relationships and drama, Cappa’s Haha, You Clowns looks to schmaltzy sitcoms and after school specials.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
18 Dec. 2025
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Its almost schmaltzy final notes are a brilliant companion to Coppola’s unforgettable ending.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Misty-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misty-eyed. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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