cry over

Example Sentences

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My motto in investing has always been cry over spilt milk, for analyzing errors is how you learn almost everything.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

In “Dream Requiem,” we cry over the environment.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025

And the other thing as well - and I'm almost going to cry over this - people saying that Sid was unwanted.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2024

There is something in me — maybe the father, maybe just the human — that wants to soothe the child in that photo; to hold on to her, to cry over her.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2023

I’d never seen her cry over a present before.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon