Examples of glassy-eyed in a Sentence
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The crowd was enthusiastic and somewhat glassy-eyed, and people lined up patiently to buy records and merchandise, and to get a chance to meet Rashad.
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Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 15 May 2026
Now, rather than entertaining a group of a dozen or so glassy-eyed onlookers at Lawrence’s, Marty was performing for packed stadiums.
—Julien Levy, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2025
There were plenty of glassy-eyed, thousand-yard stares in the visitors locker room at American Airlines Center after the Colorado Avalanche yielded a two-goal lead in the final 13 minutes in a 4-2 loss to the rival Stars.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
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Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 15 May 2026
Now, rather than entertaining a group of a dozen or so glassy-eyed onlookers at Lawrence’s, Marty was performing for packed stadiums.
—Julien Levy, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2025
There were plenty of glassy-eyed, thousand-yard stares in the visitors locker room at American Airlines Center after the Colorado Avalanche yielded a two-goal lead in the final 13 minutes in a 4-2 loss to the rival Stars.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Glassy-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glassy-eyed. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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