tears

Example Sentences

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Friar had to hold back tears in the office, she said in a 2023 Stanford Business School interview.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

The tears, Sherman reassured her rapt audience, were “largely exhaustion.”

From Slate • May 1, 2026

Certain lots were found to have internal tubing tears, which risk under-delivering insulin to patients.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Researchers identified several large tears cutting through the Juan de Fuca plate, including one major fault where the plate has dropped by about five kilometers.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

When at last everyone sat down, Mama’s eyes, Betsie’s, and mine were brimming with tears.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom