teary
Example Sentences
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She was seen “squinting with teary eyes” before testing positive for a potentially fatal bacterial infection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
From here Jalen Brunson will seldom enter a room in New York City without teary strangers saying thank you, without grateful locals breaking into spontaneous, extended applause.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
"I will go," he told AFP with teary eyes.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
The character has a scrap of backstory in a photo of his dead wife and kids, pathos that Tommila’s weary, teary blue eyes hit a little too hard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
Not because Mama's eyes are red and teary and she doesn't even look at me or Darius.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
