weepy

Example Sentences

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“Forces loyal to the absent Shah of Iran swept iron-willed, weepy old Premier Mohammed Mossadegh out of power today with a bloody nine-hour coup,” the Associated Press wrote Aug. 20, 1953.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

I’ve gotten weepy watching some of those speeches, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

Because his wife Nancy was in the house, he said, he played “My Valentine,” a weepy piano ballad anyone but Nancy probably would’ve gladly exchanged for “Junior’s Farm” or “Drive My Car.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2025

Pictures of a weepy Rachel Reeves dominated the newspaper front pages and TV news after her tearful appearance at Prime Minister's Questions earlier this week.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2025

Now I was getting, truthfully, a bit weepy myself.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick