teary-eyed
Example Sentences
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Some posted teary-eyed reaction videos on TikTok after they watched his documentary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Sitting on a chair in Kfar Sir's square, teary-eyed Haydar Sbeiti, 68, talks about his engineer son, Mahmoud, killed by Israel in the war.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
In one TV interview, a teary-eyed Tim said that “Sam was flying just the way he was supposed to.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
The camera continued to pan over to teary-eyed Kelly and Sharon Osbourne, wife and daughter of the Black Sabbath frontman, who attended the ceremony.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026
When I arrived, he was red-faced and teary-eyed, insisting that I go with him to the Northern town near Harvard University where he would attend college.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
