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
"I'm not going to cry over spilt milk, it's over now."
From BBC • Dec. 21, 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
“Ain’t nobody was going to cry over Freddy when he was alive,” Big Joe said.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
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