crying

Example Sentences

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“She’s crying to me. And she says, ‘My daughter is not homeless.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

"It's very difficult, it is breaking my heart to wait for something uncertain," 47-year-old Casilao said, crying as she recounted how she slept alone at a local government building overnight Sunday.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

"There were some sailors from South India who were crying and making panicked calls home. I told them to stop calling and helped bring them up on to the deck."

From BBC • May 23, 2026

The caption reads: "Results are in and I am cancer-free!" followed by 10 crying emojis.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

And then I was crying again, and Daddy standing there saying, “It’s all right, Ida B. It’ll be all right,” was only making things worse instead of better.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan