Examples of 'deer in the headlights' in a sentence

Meaning of "deer in the headlights"

deer in the headlights: This phrase is used to describe someone who is frozen or paralyzed with fear, usually in a figurative sense. It implies that the person is so shocked or surprised that they are unable to react or respond effectively
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  • A person in a mental state of high arousal caused by anxiety, fear, panic, surprise and/or confusion, or substance abuse.
  • A person with a stunned or glazed expression.

How to use "deer in the headlights" in a sentence

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deer in the headlights
I like this deer in the headlights look.
Deer in the headlights are a danger.
I sort of feel like a deer in the headlights.
Nice deer in the headlights impression.
You are indeed a deer in the headlights.
Deer in the headlights.
Looks like a deer in the headlights.
Deer in the headlights game… well done match comittee.
Cox is like a deer in the headlights.
The animal will react by freezing, sort of like a deer in the headlights.
They are like deer in the headlights with these.
Cause you look a little bit like a deer in the headlights.
You got the deer in the headlights look.
It will react by freezing, sort of like a deer in the headlights.
You had that deer in the headlights look.

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First time sandra came in here, she was like a deer in the headlights.
You have this deer in the headlights quality.
You will run across a type that 's basically deer in the headlights.
A true deer in the headlights moment.
I do not want to look like a deer in the headlights.
I felt like a deer in the headlights at the beginning, to be honest with you.
They just stood back like a deer in the headlights.
The Deer in the Headlights are the young - uns.
I do not want a deer in the headlights.
Most of the time the doctor 's reaction was like seeing a deer in the headlights.
I felt like a deer in the headlights.
There is nowhere to hide, and you have become the proverbial deer in the headlights.
You looked like a deer in the headlights to him.
GLENN, And I feel bad for her because she looks like a deer in the headlights.
He was like a deer in the headlights.
When Bob dies suddenly Laura is a deer in the headlights.
You were like a deer in the headlights with those reporters.
She said hello, and he became a deer in the headlights.
Seinfeld froze like a deer in the headlights in the face of incessant heckling.
I was watching their reaction and they just looked like a deer in the headlights almost, right?
Missi looked like a deer in the headlights but managed a shy hello.
You did not see him . He was like a deer in the headlights.
I do not want a deer in the headlights I want some focus.
I saw her public defender on TV . Looks like a deer in the headlights.
Tommy is a deer in the headlights.
Time I saw you, like, you looked like a deer in the headlights.
Don't get caught like a deer in the headlights of winning the lottery they entered.
Wow, you just went all deer in the headlights.
The deer in the headlights look!
I think I would be deer in the headlights.
Like a deer in the headlights ♪ ♪ frozen in real time ♪.
No, I am not going hunting I do not want a deer in the headlights I want some focus.
Nice deer in the headlights impression . Very subtle . It 's.
This is what we call the deer in the headlights shot of Kim.
I don't want a deer in the headlights I want some focus. No, I'm not going hunting.

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