tears

Example Sentences

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“The Cost of Divorce” is the name of a new series examining what tears marriages apart, and the many directions the damaging ripples spread.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

In tears as they walked through the village of Baysariyeh, the mourners gathered to remember Khalil, the ninth journalist killed in Lebanon this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Achilles tears are known throughout the NBA as injuries that turn players into shadows of their former selves, demoting an All-Star into a role player and a role player into a retiree.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

On Tuesday's episode, filmed in September before her diagnosis, Callard broke down in tears after announcing she would have to leave the jungle, saying she was "absolutely gutted".

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

I pedaled back to the Beje fighting back tears of anxiety.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom