1
: not moved to tears or to empathy
2
: marked by the absence of sentimentalism or romanticism
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But others are likely to remain stubbornly dry-eyed, despite Alan Silvestri’s syrupy score troweling on the sentiment.
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The anticipation builds until the roaring crowd quiets to pin-drop silence for the national anthem, followed by a thunderous military jet flyover that leaves only the most stoic visitors dry-eyed.
—Amy Lynch, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2024
At the song’s finish, cameras caught her dry-eyed and grinning with pride.
—Nancy Kruh, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
His song is dry-eyed, astringent, dark-eyed, never pleading, never begging for your tears, stripped of affectation.
—Bart Bull, SPIN, 20 June 2023
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The anticipation builds until the roaring crowd quiets to pin-drop silence for the national anthem, followed by a thunderous military jet flyover that leaves only the most stoic visitors dry-eyed.
—Amy Lynch, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2024
At the song’s finish, cameras caught her dry-eyed and grinning with pride.
—Nancy Kruh, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
His song is dry-eyed, astringent, dark-eyed, never pleading, never begging for your tears, stripped of affectation.
—Bart Bull, SPIN, 20 June 2023
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“Dry-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry-eyed. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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