tear-jerking
Example Sentences
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But there would be no tear-jerking reunion with his wife - days after landing on Ivorian soil, the former president filed for divorce, having fostered a relationship with journalist Nady Bamba.
From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025
She also paid tribute to her late grandfather, the catalyst of her dreams, in the tear-jerking elegy “Querido Abuelo.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2024
In the two years since her tear-jerking ballad “drivers license” came in like a wrecking ball, Olivia Rodrigo experienced a lot of life in a short period of time, resulting in “GUTS,” her sophomore album.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 4, 2023
The annual in memoriam segment is never short on tear-jerking moments, given the bonds that fans — and fellow musicians — have with their favorite artists.
From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2023
They advertise very extensively, including half an hour of tear-jerking drama on a national hookup during soap-opera time.
From Murder in the Gunroom by Piper, H. Beam
