crying

Example Sentences

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A wall text identifies these contrasting expressive efforts, which are connected to the dancer’s breath, as echoing the “psychological rhythms of crying and laughing.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Both Jesse and Ashley were emotionally distraught and crying throughout the video.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

If someone were to come and talk with him face-to-face, "I would break down crying," he said.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

"People were crying, calling out for their parents," she wrote.

From BBC • May 31, 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