shedding tears

Example Sentences

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“We started shedding tears because the houses that he lived in looked like they just nailed together four boards and a little board on top for a roof,” Skyy said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

We didn’t clock each other because we’d never met, but 16 hours later, we were shedding tears together, reliving some of the most tender, painful, and celebratory memories of Cleve’s life.

From Slate • May 22, 2024

Zella Palmer, the food scholar, has little doubt that many of Dakar’s diners are shedding tears of joy.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2023

But in June 2009, Federer was overcome again - this time shedding tears of joy - after responding to the previous loss by winning a long-awaited first French Open title.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2022

Her body no longer betrayed her into exhaustion by the end of the day, and she was past shedding tears for what might have been.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson