weeping

Example Sentences

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One of the groups included a weeping mother who had lost her child.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

Aidan Levy’s 2022 biography “Saxophone Colossus” describes Rollins weeping when he got the news.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

"No words of compassion can ease this pain of loss, this burden of great suffering, when one must bury young people," the priest told black-clothed mourners, weeping or clutching flowers and holding each other.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

All that said, what most moved me about the film might’ve been the many shots of weeping teens in the audience.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

She leans over the arm of her chair, weeping, waving her arms in a desperate attempt to reach me.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen