1
: having tearful eyes
2
: dreamy, sentimental
misty-eyed recollections

Examples of misty-eyed in a Sentence

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There are misty-eyed parent-child moments, digs at the wealthy, nods at the environment. The New York Times, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 But a blinkered narrative coupled with misty-eyed aesthetic choices yield a strange and scattershot result. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025 Is your parent always getting misty-eyed at the thought of their college days? Malia Griggs, SELF, 16 Oct. 2024 Every fan — whether those of us who got misty-eyed to his music in the ‘90s or romantic teenagers discovering him in recent years via social media — has their favorite Buckley songs. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 There are misty-eyed parent-child moments, digs at the wealthy, nods at the environment. The New York Times, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 But a blinkered narrative coupled with misty-eyed aesthetic choices yield a strange and scattershot result. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025 Most notably, their co-star, Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh, sobbed throughout the rendition, clearly channeling the millions of misty-eyed viewers at home. Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 3 Mar. 2025 Like a chill senior’s valedictory address, Endgame mixes good-humored winks with a misty-eyed reverence for everything that’s come before while never wearing out its welcome. Kevin Lincoln, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of misty-eyed was in 1895

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“Misty-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misty-eyed. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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