Examples of bug-eyed in a Sentence
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There’s a bug-eyed rabbit, a blue donkey and several variations of what appear to be skulls.
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Ryan Steven Green,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
In his weirdest picture—the late, baroque, campy Allegory of Faith—a bug-eyed female figure is shown clutching her chest, one foot balanced perilously on a globe, while a snake gushing blood from its jaws gyrates in the foreground.
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Clare Bucknell,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
The occupational therapist’s bug-eyed goldfish and my attending’s regal twin tabbies, Sasha and Mischa, stare back at me from the wall.
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Ashley Andreou,
STAT,
22 June 2026
Herzog, known for his enigmatic films and single-minded commitment to achieving the impossible (pulling a boat over a mountain, for one) found a worthy artistic partner in the square-jawed, demonically charming, bug-eyed Klaus Kinski.
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Debby Wolfinsohn,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 May 2026
Critics called the Airflow bug-eyed and rhinocerine, according to a 1977 retrospective by Howard Irwin in Scientific American.
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Bill Gourgey,
Popular Science,
29 Apr. 2026
Try a pair of trendy bug-eyed sunglasses to balance out your gigantic grocery tote.
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Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
6 Apr. 2026
Laina Morris, for instance, has tried to move on from the image of her grinning, bug-eyed face that became a popular meme portraying her as an overly protective and clingy girlfriend.
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Ben Pettis,
The Conversation,
3 Apr. 2026
Instead of an ´80s tracksuit and bug-eyed glasses, the Best Supporting Actress nominee wore a Dior jacket outfit covered in black and yellow petal-like embroidery, paired with slim trousers and tinted sunglasses.
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Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
16 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Steven Green,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
In his weirdest picture—the late, baroque, campy Allegory of Faith—a bug-eyed female figure is shown clutching her chest, one foot balanced perilously on a globe, while a snake gushing blood from its jaws gyrates in the foreground.
—
Clare Bucknell,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
The occupational therapist’s bug-eyed goldfish and my attending’s regal twin tabbies, Sasha and Mischa, stare back at me from the wall.
—
Ashley Andreou,
STAT,
22 June 2026
Herzog, known for his enigmatic films and single-minded commitment to achieving the impossible (pulling a boat over a mountain, for one) found a worthy artistic partner in the square-jawed, demonically charming, bug-eyed Klaus Kinski.
—
Debby Wolfinsohn,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 May 2026
Critics called the Airflow bug-eyed and rhinocerine, according to a 1977 retrospective by Howard Irwin in Scientific American.
—
Bill Gourgey,
Popular Science,
29 Apr. 2026
Try a pair of trendy bug-eyed sunglasses to balance out your gigantic grocery tote.
—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
6 Apr. 2026
Laina Morris, for instance, has tried to move on from the image of her grinning, bug-eyed face that became a popular meme portraying her as an overly protective and clingy girlfriend.
—
Ben Pettis,
The Conversation,
3 Apr. 2026
Instead of an ´80s tracksuit and bug-eyed glasses, the Best Supporting Actress nominee wore a Dior jacket outfit covered in black and yellow petal-like embroidery, paired with slim trousers and tinted sunglasses.
—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Bug-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bug-eyed. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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