in tears
Example Sentences
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Hughie and Annie are expecting a daughter named Robin, for example — a reveal that left Quaid in tears.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Addressing Holloway, who was in tears in the dock, Judge Rees said he was "seemingly consumed by guilt".
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
A woman stood in tears, staring at an apartment building that was half gone.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
“Yesterday half of the jury spontaneously broke down in tears and several members of the jury have reported multiple nights of sleeplessness,” they wrote in a note to the judge.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
On the day we were to perform the play, she was virtually in tears.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
