vale of tears

Example Sentences

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And why should the Emerald Isle, so betrayed, not have become this vale of tears?

From The New Yorker • Aug. 22, 2018

Most of our futures are probably grim, and probably, for most of us, this is still a vale of tears.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2016

Goodness knows, in this vale of tears, enjoyment should be derived wherever it can be found.

From Washington Post • Oct. 30, 2015

I really do, insofar as that is possible in this vale of tears — a cherished family, a grandchild, church, career, sobriety, two dogs, daily hikes, naps, perfect friends.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2013

You may not find young Hazel’s logic persuasive, but I have trod through this vale of tears longer than you, and from where I’m sitting, she’s not the lunatic.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green