1
: having or marked by unsophisticated or uncritical acceptance or admiration : naive
wide-eyed innocence
2
: having the eyes wide open especially with wonder or astonishment
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Examples of wide-eyed in a Sentence
a wide-eyed and trusting child
the sort of phony UFO "artifacts" that wide-eyed tourists fall for
Recent Examples on the Web
Director/star James Franco transforms almost beyond recognition to play The Room’s eccentric mastermind, Tommy Wiseau, while his real-life brother Dave Franco plays Sestero, the wide-eyed aspiring actor who gets caught in Wiseau’s strange orbit.
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Janey Tracey, EW.com, 23 May 2024
Most notable, however, was Hannibal Lecter, played by a wide-eyed Michael Longfellow who was rolled into frame on a dolly while masked and straitjacketed like in the Oscar-winning film.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2024
My wide-eyed, naive yet extremely motivated 21-year-old self got on that plane and never looked back.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 16 May 2024
Paramedics lifted the tiny, wide-eyed child out of his wheelchair and onto a gurney that dwarfed him even further.
—Ana Ley, New York Times, 5 May 2024
Since the band’s 2007 live debut, their signature heavy-metal disco and pummeling theatricality have sent fans into wide-eyed frenzies.
—Kat Bein, SPIN, 26 Apr. 2024
An incredibly game Barbara Crampton aids Combs in his wide-eyed pursuit of looniness.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2024
Whereas an older meme such as the indelible Doge—a wide-eyed Shiba Inu from a photograph taken in Japan—percolated online for years before becoming mega-popular, the Donghua Jinlong memes tore across TikTok in a matter of weeks.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2024
The result will be a wide-eyed and enthusiastic outlook that will motivate you to resurrect your dreams, hopes and wishes.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2024
Janey Tracey, EW.com, 23 May 2024
Most notable, however, was Hannibal Lecter, played by a wide-eyed Michael Longfellow who was rolled into frame on a dolly while masked and straitjacketed like in the Oscar-winning film.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2024
My wide-eyed, naive yet extremely motivated 21-year-old self got on that plane and never looked back.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 16 May 2024
Paramedics lifted the tiny, wide-eyed child out of his wheelchair and onto a gurney that dwarfed him even further.
—Ana Ley, New York Times, 5 May 2024
Since the band’s 2007 live debut, their signature heavy-metal disco and pummeling theatricality have sent fans into wide-eyed frenzies.
—Kat Bein, SPIN, 26 Apr. 2024
An incredibly game Barbara Crampton aids Combs in his wide-eyed pursuit of looniness.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2024
Whereas an older meme such as the indelible Doge—a wide-eyed Shiba Inu from a photograph taken in Japan—percolated online for years before becoming mega-popular, the Donghua Jinlong memes tore across TikTok in a matter of weeks.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2024
The result will be a wide-eyed and enthusiastic outlook that will motivate you to resurrect your dreams, hopes and wishes.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2024
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“Wide-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wide-eyed. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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