dissolve in tears
Example Sentences
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“Within four hours, they were happy to lie to protect my brother,” Harry said, adding that the statement caused Meghan to dissolve in tears.
From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2022
It helps managers feel emotionally safe—assured that an employee isn’t going to erupt in a rage or dissolve in tears, says Dr. Woodward.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2016
Even under the mild discipline of this kindest of men I used to dissolve in tears over my work.
From Springtime and Other Essays by Darwin, Francis, Sir
Yet if I could dissolve in tears this core Of ice, my heart, undo these crystal spells, We should be sisters of incense evermore Like the crowned Lover of the Canticles.
From The Hours of Fiammetta A Sonnet Sequence by Taylor, Rachel Annand
There is no record of that lost music; it is so sad that if it were written the paper would dissolve in tears.
From A Man's Hearth by Ingram, Eleanor M. (Eleanor Marie)
