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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At that March welcome event, Ruiz entered an auditorium packed with wide-eyed students and proud parents.
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Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
None of this matters to the demo of Musk cultists, wide-eyed tourists and all-purpose trend chasers who are game for waiting three hours in line.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2025
Because of this, many coffee drinkers may start out with just one cup of coffee per day but slowly increase their intake to two, three, or more cups in search of that same wide-eyed feeling.
—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 25 July 2025
On July 22, Stickler posted a TikTok that gave her wide-eyed followers another glimpse at the mystery man.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 23 July 2025
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Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
None of this matters to the demo of Musk cultists, wide-eyed tourists and all-purpose trend chasers who are game for waiting three hours in line.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2025
Because of this, many coffee drinkers may start out with just one cup of coffee per day but slowly increase their intake to two, three, or more cups in search of that same wide-eyed feeling.
—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 25 July 2025
On July 22, Stickler posted a TikTok that gave her wide-eyed followers another glimpse at the mystery man.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 23 July 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 8 Aug. 2025.
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