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- noun Plural form of
headlight . Especially a pair on a single vehicle.
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Examples
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This deer in the headlights is the funniest Cabinet official ever!
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But today this deer in headlights moment in my life was tempered by something pretty awesome I think I would have been unlikely to find in a civilian grocery store.
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There is a deer in headlights quality to David Halberstam, writing in the forward to Kovach and Rosenstiel's book, that 1998 was "the worst year for American journalism since I entered the profession 44 years ago"; he was still writing in an age that had not experienced the power of the blogosphere, signed onto Facebook or re-tweeted Demi Moore's ass.
Time For A Slow-Word Movement Trevor Butterworth 2009
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Like rabbits caught in headlights the industry has observed, without concerted reaction, the threats it faces, whether from environmental activists or from emerging new media, seemingly hoping that the problem would pass.
Books, Ebooks and the Environment « Tales from the Reading Room 2010
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When I told them about all this they gave me the deer in headlights look.
Richard Zombeck: Homeowner Activists and Attorneys Vindicated After Years of Being Ignored Richard Zombeck 2010
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But today this deer in headlights moment in my life was tempered by something pretty awesome I think I would have been unlikely to find in a civilian grocery store.
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A HUGE deer with antlers literally it was like a deer in headlights (HA I crack myself up).
Archive 2009-10-01 Beth McC. 2009
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When I told them about all this they gave me the deer in headlights look.
Richard Zombeck: Homeowner Activists and Attorneys Vindicated After Years of Being Ignored Richard Zombeck 2010
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A HUGE deer with antlers literally it was like a deer in headlights (HA I crack myself up).
Amazing... Beth McC. 2009
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When I told them about all this they gave me the deer in headlights look.
Richard Zombeck: Homeowner Activists and Attorneys Vindicated After Years of Being Ignored Richard Zombeck 2010
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