tears

Example Sentences

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The morning after giving birth, June awakens in her bed to find her baby gone; Bethel and Beauty are at the kitchen table in tears.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

"I think people were in tears at one point, people were grateful, people laughed, people hugged, and it was just one of my most cherished moments in my career."

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

"I was in tears, shock and absolutely appalled this happened," she wrote in the email, marked "serious complaint" and which Travelodge does not deny it received.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

“I used to wonder where tears come from endlessly when we are sad,” said Rai, sitting at the riverside restaurant she built on the highway to Rangpo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

I look down, too, and see the tears falling on to my feet.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler