How to Use eyed in a Sentence

eyed

adjective
Definition of eyednext
Synonyms for eyednext
  • Shapiro-Barnum asks the wide-eyed kid, who is not named in the video.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Bunny the dog was beaten by a one-eyed cat named Crash.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2023
  • This is listed as a teen pop, blue-eyed soul and dance-pop song on Wikipedia.
    — Kris Holt, Forbes, 18 June 2022
  • So invite your crush or your dream girl or a big-eyed fish.
    — oregonlive, 6 Sep. 2022
  • On the floor above, Rabenn and Hemesath shared a moment of wide-eyed relief.
    — WIRED, 15 Nov. 2022
  • The film is so deeply devoted to gore that even a wide-eyed 7-year-old takes part in it.
    — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 3 Dec. 2022
  • Amid the plight, the men go about their work clear-eyed and with a devoted sense of purpose.
    — Natalia Winkelman, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Rinse the black-eyed peas in water and remove any pebbles.
    — USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The young adults came here bright-eyed and excited and ready to just learn all about 3D printing.
    — Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 22 July 2022
  • Broberg credits the book club with helping her look at her ordeal in a clear-eyed way.
    — Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2022
  • This means a song has to contain a certain amount of wiggle room to sound both wide-eyed and hairy-legged.
    — David Kirby, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022
  • The heavy synthetic caps — propped atop dead-eyed, white mannequins — were enough to make your scalp crawl.
    — Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 19 Oct. 2022
  • The church expected the world to end within a few years, so at first the pitch was wild-eyed: convert or perish!
    — Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Peña has been anything but wide-eyed, a great omen for this Astros playoff run.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2022
  • In the south, it is considered good luck to include a plate of collard greens and black-eyed peas as part of your New Year's Eve meal.
    — Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Chris Martin dances with a one-eyed monster, and an assemblage of aliens.
    — Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Katz's wide-eyed Max, who would do anything to protect his little sister Dani, is the grounding force of the movie.
    — Ale Russian, Peoplemag, 30 Sep. 2022
  • If Pasti is the sharp-eyed gatherer, Janson is the steely editor.
    — Aimee Farrell, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2023
  • So, while beer and wings might not have the same appeal as usual after last night, grab some black-eyed peas and settle in.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 1 Jan. 2023
  • Eagle-eyed consumers may note that the labels are upside down.
    — Ross Mantle Christina Morales, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Eagle-eyed fans noticed the star was not just wearing any Whitney Merch.
    — André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2022
  • All of us should care more when those doing the dying aren’t blond-haired and blue-eyed or parking a bike share as the missiles explode.
    — George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Baby Nadia is wide-eyed and grave, transfixed by the camera.
    — Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Selections include green beans, baked beans, lima beans, red beans and rice, turnip greens, black eyed peas, rice and gravy and the list goes on and one.
    — al, 17 Jan. 2023
  • The now 20-year-old Vellani plays Kamala with a giddy, wide-eyed wonder, and her joy in the role is infectious.
    — Ew Staff, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Kelly is forty, blue-eyed, and tan, with the compact frame of a suburban dad who never snacks from his kids’ plates.
    — Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Some eagle-eyed fans called out the family on social media for trying to gloss over the tragedy.
    — Ariana Garcia, Chron, 16 June 2022
  • His mother moved the family to Brooklyn, where the red-haired, blue-eyed Scully grew up playing stickball in the streets.
    — Beth Harris, Chron, 3 Aug. 2022
  • His mother moved the family to Brooklyn, where the red-haired, blue-eyed Mr. Scully grew up playing stickball in the streets.
    — Beth Harris, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Let your kids choose their favorite colors to paint this googly-eyed turkey.
    — Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, 18 July 2022

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