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
A strong, composed resister is turned into a weeping, weak failure.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026
When she regained her senses, she could only sit there in a crumpled heap, weeping.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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