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teary

[teer-ee] / ˈtɪər i /


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When the trooper, too, began to get teary, Truman fell back on his strongman act of bravado.

From Literature

She quickly finds herself becoming “teary” as she did in the past at other weddings, tarnished by recollections of her previous life making the novel as much about her as about Boone.

From Los Angeles Times

That same day, Escobar left the Tyson plant for the last time after 18 years, she said, cheered by teary colleagues who banged meat hooks on metal tables in appreciation.

From The Wall Street Journal

Honestly, the panic attacks I had were horrible and scary and messy and teary and devastating, and…No thank you.

From Literature

“I’ve never been to one of these where people weren’t teary,” said Jernagan, whose firm holds more than 30 reveals a year.

From The Wall Street Journal