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
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
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Thankfully, most of them are looking a little wide-eyed as well.
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
That resulted in a good, wide-eyed view of the night sky that was ideal for looking for details within constellations and scanning the Milky Way.
—Rich Owen, Space.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Like the master of ceremonies of a traveling act introducing the world’s greatest spectacle to a wide-eyed audience, Lockton set the tone of each landing with backstory, history, and color that made even this majestic backdrop surrounding us seem flat without her accompanying narration.
—Nicole Edenedo, AFAR Media, 3 Mar. 2025
One afternoon here in spring training, Lee sits at his locker in the Detroit Tigers’ clubhouse, still a little wide-eyed at how all this has worked out.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
That resulted in a good, wide-eyed view of the night sky that was ideal for looking for details within constellations and scanning the Milky Way.
—Rich Owen, Space.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Like the master of ceremonies of a traveling act introducing the world’s greatest spectacle to a wide-eyed audience, Lockton set the tone of each landing with backstory, history, and color that made even this majestic backdrop surrounding us seem flat without her accompanying narration.
—Nicole Edenedo, AFAR Media, 3 Mar. 2025
One afternoon here in spring training, Lee sits at his locker in the Detroit Tigers’ clubhouse, still a little wide-eyed at how all this has worked out.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wide-eyed
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“Wide-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wide-eyed. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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