tear-jerker
Example Sentences
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The year’s most unlikely tear-jerker comes in the form of a mystery about talking sheep.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
It’s the kind of deliciously painful tear-jerker that’s hard to write and even harder to believably pull off, but it’s also not surprising that this particular pairing will break your heart so beautifully.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2025
“Nowhere Special” is an unusual, and unusually understated, parental tear-jerker in which a father prepares for the loss of his young son.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
"It is a real tear-jerker, and the audience applauded wildly at the end. It was in that moment I realised that my home in this world was on a stage."
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2023
"All right," I muttered savagely, "let's go and get a tear-jerker to write!"
From The Harbor by Ernest Poole
