tear-jerking
Example Sentences
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"Some of the messages on them are quite tear-jerking actually. There's some where somebody has lost their child very young, there's one that's a stillborn child, so it's quite emotional."
From BBC • Aug. 4, 2024
In one particularly tear-jerking moment of the book, Devine recounts a rough day when a child and off-leash puppy charged at Bunny.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2023
This year’s awards was marked by striking, tear-jerking tributes to artists past, present and deceased in its last ceremony at the venue under its Microsoft Theater name.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 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
