shedding tears

Example Sentences

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Kim made a rare admission that the country’s economic policies had failed, acknowledging widespread food shortages and shedding tears in public.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

“We started shedding tears because the houses that he lived in looked like they just nailed together four boards and a little board on top for a roof,” Skyy said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

Becenti, the 42-year-old mother of five, remembers shedding tears of joy when running water finally was installed in her house and her family could use a flushable indoor toilet.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2023

Hamlin’s team was visibly upset and even shedding tears.

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2023

We had left the widows’ house shedding tears and clinging to Maa Kamala.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan