teary-eyed

Example Sentences

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Lady Constance righted herself, as if her teary-eyed dive at the bewildered governess had never happened.

From Literature

“So, like, you’d design a special program especially for me?” she said, almost teary-eyed.

From Los Angeles Times

As bigger shows took the stage again and again, his teary-eyed acceptance speech reminded us that television is full of tremendous shows that, for whatever reason, fly under the radar.

From Los Angeles Times

And again when, teary-eyed in her news conference, she joked that her way of dealing with the defeat was to eat a chocolate bar in the locker room.

From BBC

“I told Kara let’s go out swinging … win or lose I’m going to be aggressive,” said the teary-eyed Jones, who is headed to San Diego State to play indoor volleyball.

From Los Angeles Times