crying

Example Sentences

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Before setting off on his final journey, Daniel said he would "like to think the mountain will be crying today because we're splitting up".

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

As the floodwaters careened through the town, Rai ran into Prasad, shirtless and crying, and urged him to get to higher ground.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

“My little sister’s crying, my little brother’s scared,” Tello recalled.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

“We need to have no reaction to the jury’s verdict — no crying out, no reactions, no disturbance,” Kuhl warned.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

The words were swallowed by the suffocating spray of a skunk, which sent more than a few animals cowering and crying in every direction.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman