teary-eyed
Example Sentences
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Some posted teary-eyed reaction videos on TikTok after they watched his documentary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
In one TV interview, a teary-eyed Tim said that “Sam was flying just the way he was supposed to.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
Some visitors at Ueno Zoological Gardens were left teary-eyed as they watched Japan's only two pandas Lei Lei and Xiao Xiao munch on bamboo.
From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026
“So, like, you’d design a special program especially for me?” she said, almost teary-eyed.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025
One of them teary-eyed and the other one just, maybe, scared.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
