dewy-eyed
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Led by the subject matter, he started singing more, his dewy-eyed timbre adding emotional depth to the fragmented, impressionistic soundscapes.
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026
Ms. Smith’s sketch was competing against lavish paintings done in oils, but Gerber’s judges were captivated by its innocent immediacy: The dewy-eyed Ann gazes straight at the viewer, her lips pursed as if in wonder.
From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2022
When our protagonist, a dewy-eyed young man named Hughie, encounters the depravity of one such hero, he joins the Boys, a gang of misfits led by a mysterious man called Butcher.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 17, 2019
And it brought together dewy-eyed adolescents, not dyspeptic acolytes of the Heritage Foundation.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2017
Sounds as if it might fitly convoy the dewy-eyed dove of my dreams....
From Jane Journeys On by Mitchell, Ruth Comfort
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