: having the eyes dimmed and watery (as from fatigue, drink, or emotion)
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After the crowds, bleary-eyed and sated by their Austin euphoria, depart, those who remain are left with mixed feelings about how SXSW has permanently altered the city.—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025 The Better-Than-PJs Look For bleary-eyed, early morning check-ins when putting together a stylish ensemble seems like a Herculean task, co-ords are your friend.—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 17 July 2025 When a system is melting down at 3 a.m. and the on-call engineer is bleary-eyed, that’s when your tool’s UX truly matters.—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025 Every so often, the bleary-eyed budget chiefs, Sen. Ed Hooper of Palm Harbor and Rep. Lawrence McClure of Dover, appeared publicly for brief meetings in the state Capitol to ratify decisions that had already made in private.—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for bleary-eyed
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