welling
Example Sentences
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At every stop of its coast-to-coast tour, grown men are welling up, said Ed Dickens, Union Pacific’s chief locomotive engineer for Big Boy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
“I’ve had a great life and an enjoyable life, but no sense of bond and family,” Kaplan said between innings as dust from home plate lingered about, tears welling up from who-knows-what.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Imtiyaz sat silently after listening to it, tears welling up.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
"People looked poorly at my father. It's not his fault he got sick," she told AFP, her eyes welling up.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
She moans again and clamps her hands over her mouth, her eyes welling up.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
