weep
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“One day I’ll weep for this,” David thinks, a day that comes soon enough.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Zendaya, “Euphoria” “ ‘Pluribus’ star Rhea Seehorn has the momentum, and with two major streaming series to her credit, ‘The Madison’s’ Michelle Pfeiffer may weep her way to a nomination.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
All I wanted then was to sink into a pot of chicken-and-rice stew and weep.
From Salon ● Dec. 28, 2025
There is a sense of disbelief in this Sierra Leonean village as people weep in front of the bodies of two teenage boys wrapped in white cloth.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
Pinmei began to weep again, but this time the tears were ones of happiness.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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Daniela Lopez, 40, weeps as she speaks with the psychologist.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Romvari weeps as she spreads them out on a table, saying “hi” softly to her brothers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
No college basketball fan weeps for the Blue Devils’ bad luck, but Duke knows better than most that a great regular season doesn’t guarantee a championship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026
When I ask about the reunion with his family, Sergei lifts a hand to his face and weeps.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2025
She weeps in his arms and tells him they can never marry.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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Members of Atticus' family gasped and wept in the court's public gallery after the verdict was read out.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
This time, Messi was so happy, he wept.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
In the footage broadcast by state media, women wept over the graves; some carried photos of the deceased.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Easy: Yesterday, I was not only gripping the armrest but gripping the hand of the flight attendant who was sitting down in the aisle, soothing me as I hyperventilated and wept.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
I sank on the wet doorstep: I groaned—I wrung my hands—I wept in utter anguish.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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"I doubt I could have done that if I'd been employed," she says, "and I think I'd have been weeping in the toilets at the office."
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Walking back to the car, weeping behind my sunglasses, I was shaky and hot and breathless, my heart hammering in my chest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
The Buddha, seeing him bruised, bloody, and weeping, smiles and tells him he must bear it.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
"No words of compassion can ease this pain of loss, this burden of great suffering, when one must bury young people," the priest told black-clothed mourners, weeping or clutching flowers and holding each other.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
I was weeping wildly as I walked along my solitary way: fast, fast I went like one delirious.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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