crying
Example Sentences
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“This destruction comes on top of everything else — the low salaries, the inflation, the loss of opportunities ... What can we do? Keep on crying? We cannot even cry with so much pain.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
It was a feast day and everyone was celebrating, but M's daughter stayed in her room crying.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
One video outside a military recruitment office shows men in civilian clothes sitting inside a military van barricaded by crying women.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
“When I walked on the field I started crying because of how much this moment meant, and how much it meant to everybody,” Foxx said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
She looked fierce, just like Red, but she gave a start when she saw me panting and crying.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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