tears
Example Sentences
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When Richard told him about his fears, “I saw tears well up in his eyes.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Three months after state vets seized and killed hundreds of his sheep to stamp out an ongoing pox pandemic, Kostas Theofilou fights back tears as he gazes at his empty stable.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
“It was gonna be a good year,” Duong continued as he broke down in tears.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Another is that it was a tidal disruption event, in which a black hole thousands of times more massive than the Sun tears apart a star that ventured too close.
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
The tears had dried on my cheeks now.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
