weeping
Example Sentences
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She let out a loud scream and started weeping at the sight of the children.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
She struggled with it, she confronted it, and finally, on a clear day in the Alps, she conquered it again, weeping at the finish line.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
It felt like a piece of my childhood died along with the actor who played Dawson Leery, but it wasn’t just a parasocial relationship that had me weeping next to the soap dispenser.
From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026
And while neither Marty nor Ani win their intended goal, they both end up weeping cathartic tears.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026
This was bad news, indeed, and all were weeping when they left Circe’s isle and turned their prow toward Erebus where Hades rules with awesome Persephone.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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