tear-jerker
Example Sentences
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That all changed in September after she used an artificial intelligence song generator to transform one of her poems into a tear-jerker called “How Was I Supposed to Know?”
Google’s 2020 Super Bowl ad was a sentimental tear-jerker about the longing to hold on to the good times.
From Washington Post
Warning: Justin Chang’s “return to the movies” essay is a tear-jerker.
From Los Angeles Times
It was supposed to be a comedic moment, but the way McAdams portrayed Sigrit with so much heart turned the moment into a tear-jerker.
From Los Angeles Times
He’s more “Game of Thrones,” and I like tear-jerker dramas like, “A Million Little Things.”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
