dissolve in tears

Example Sentences

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“Within four hours, they were happy to lie to protect my brother,” Harry said, adding that the statement caused Meghan to dissolve in tears.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2022

It helps managers feel emotionally safe—assured that an employee isn’t going to erupt in a rage or dissolve in tears, says Dr. Woodward.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2016

I would as soon expect ancient Cheops to dissolve in tears at the recital of my woes; or that statue of Washington in Union Place to dismount and wipe my eyes!

From Infelice by Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane)

Would that produce "The Last Judgment" of Spohr, that made you dissolve in tears?

From The world's great sermons, Volume 08 Talmage to Knox Little by Kleiser, Grenville

There is no record of that lost music; it is so sad that if it were written the paper would dissolve in tears.

From A Man's Hearth by Ingram, Eleanor M. (Eleanor Marie)