weeps

Example Sentences

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No college basketball fan weeps for the Blue Devils’ bad luck, but Duke knows better than most that a great regular season doesn’t guarantee a championship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

After a final goodbye, Glinda hides away and weeps while watching Dorothy melt Elphaba — a sequence shown only in shadow, through the crack of a closet door.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

Some days, after Justice Sonia Sotomayor listens to the Supreme Court announce its decisions, she goes into her chambers, shuts the door and weeps.

From New York Times • May 24, 2024

A Shiite Muslim weeps as they hold photos of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and others leaders during a vigil in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2024

Mala no longer drapes the end of her sari over her head, or weeps at night for her parents, but occasionally she weeps for our son.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri