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teary-eyed

adjective as in weeping

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adjective as in weepy

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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.

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.

He said she was teary-eyed as she spoke to him.

“He’s teary-eyed still as we walk out on the court for the tip ball,” Redick said.

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