tears
Example Sentences
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The Señora offers Macaria a gift—a bottle containing her tears, which can revive the dying.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
"Definitely cried happy tears, and called my mother immediately."
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Linton, who had tears in her eyes when she turned to her family after the verdict was read, faces life in prison at a December sentencing hearing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
"There have been happy tears in my office because this is what nature should be," said conservation biologist Marissa Parrott.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
“He has a fever, Elizabeth,” Mutti said, looking up at me, her eyes full of tears.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
