tears
Example Sentences
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When Richard told him about his fears, “I saw tears well up in his eyes.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
"We lived like kings in our homes. Our life has become an ordeal," the old man said through tears, sitting on a mattress in his tent.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
“It was gonna be a good year,” Duong continued as he broke down in tears.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Another is that it was a tidal disruption event, in which a black hole thousands of times more massive than the Sun tears apart a star that ventured too close.
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
Her eyes are beginning to fill with tears.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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