tearful
Example Sentences
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Watching BBC undercover footage of Bechi smiling and greeting supporters at an event in March, when he should still have been in prison, Ira became tearful.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
When he returned to Australia, Smith broke down in a tearful address to the press in Sydney.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Sixteen sets of eyes stared up at her from the rug as children strained to get a look at the tearful raccoon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Entrepreneurs posted tearful videos on social media to plead for help after their inventory was torched.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
When they were driving through one village she saw a man by the roadside sticking a Band-Aid on the grazed knee of a tearful little girl.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
