wide-eyed

Whether writing about accidentally coming out as gay to his music teacher, learning French as a 41-year-old or feeling crushing jealousy for his artistically gifted sister, Sedaris approaches every new experience with a wide-eyed curiosity.

Leslie traces Lennon and McCartney’s friendship from its wide-eyed, teenaged origins through its tragic denouement.

But there was plenty of needle when a wide-eyed Serrano removed the headguard and stared into a smirking Taylor's eyes, before they both departed the stage without a handshake or even a nod of acknowledgement.

I was a wide-eyed young cricketer at England development trials and Lot - or Lottie, as many know her - was the 16-year-old prodigy already playing for England.

Bodyworn camera footage showed her listening to the arresting officer, wide-eyed but quiet and compliant.