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- adjective rimmed with red
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Examples
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"I have lived through evictions before and they can be brutal," she said, her eyes red-rimmed and her voice cracking with stress.
Battle lines drawn as Dale farm travellers brace for eviction face-off 2011
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“It thinks,” said the emaciated man, blinking up at the doctor with red-rimmed eyes.
365 tomorrows » 2010 » February : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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There were dark circles under her red-rimmed eyes.
Fatal Error J.A. Jance 2011
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And then it was as if I were seeing him from the vantage point of the bed, looking up into his face, his eyes red-rimmed and his jaw clenched as he stared down at me with pure, raw lust in his eyes.
Haven Kristi Cook 2011
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And then it was as if I were seeing him from the vantage point of the bed, looking up into his face, his eyes red-rimmed and his jaw clenched as he stared down at me with pure, raw lust in his eyes.
Haven Kristi Cook 2011
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She glared at him through red-rimmed eyes, and guilt stabbed him.
How to Woo a Reluctant Lady Deborah Gonzales 2011
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At first the crowd seemed to be typical for such a place: middle-aged men with red-rimmed eyes; women showing too much cleavage for their figures; some nice dresses and suits, most of them off the rack.
Starcraft II: Devils’ Due Christie Golden 2011
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By the time we got to the building, Mary had finally settled down like a beaten animal, terror and anger brewing in her red-rimmed eyes.
Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011
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Mr. Beckey is slight of frame, slightly stooped, his gray hair longish, his hands oversized, his eyes red-rimmed.
The Old Man, His Mountains Michael J. Ybarra 2011
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By the time we got to the building, Mary had finally settled down like a beaten animal, terror and anger brewing in her red-rimmed eyes.
Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011
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