crocodile tears

Example Sentences

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The man might as well be wiping away his crocodile tears with $1,000 bills.

From Salon

The secret killers shedding crocodile tears over breakfast of smoked salmon!

From Salon

In their Wall Street Journal op-ed, Cruz and Britt shed crocodile tears over the fact that, following the Alabama decision, “confusion and misinformation has spread, inflamed by partisan commentary.”

From Los Angeles Times

For her self-pitying act, Ellis drew widespread disdain for her "crocodile tears" and "barefaced lies that could give a coyote gastric distress."

From Salon

My favorite in this vein is a passage in AstraZeneca’s lawsuit shedding crocodile tears over the impact of the negotiation program on the development of “orphan” drugs.

From Los Angeles Times