go wide

Frequency: 6.040.7 per million words

Often used for eyes becoming wide with an emotion.

wideVERB + wide

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go

Examples (10)

  • His eyes went wide with surprise.
  • Her eyes always go wide when she's scared.
  • The child's eyes went wide in wonder at the starry sky.
  • As the revelation hit him, his eyes began to go wide.
  • Don't let your eyes go so wide; try to remain calm.
  • The cat's eyes went incredibly wide as it stalked its prey.
  • He watched the scene unfold, his eyes going wide with a mix of fear and fascination.
  • Whenever he heard a ghost story, his eyes would go wide.
  • The sudden flash of lightning made her eyes go wide.
  • The audience members' eyes went wide at the unexpected plot twist.