crocodile tears
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, he and MLB commissioner Rob Manfred shed crocodile tears over the lack of fan support in Oakland.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2024
"We won't wait for the accident which is about to happen to see everyone shed crocodile tears ... safety should be on the front line," wrote the rail workers' union.
From Reuters ● Mar. 6, 2023
Some of us suspected this was a gush of crocodile tears.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 23, 2021
"Val" certainly engenders sympathy, but at times it feels like crocodile tears.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2021
HANNE, shedding crocodile tears, holds her apron to her eyes.
From The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume II by Hauptmann, Gerhart
