weep over

Example Sentences

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As Paris in “Romeo and Juliet: Love is a Fire” at the Santa Monica Playhouse, Gavin Mulcahy had to weep over Juliet’s corpse.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2024

Not every episode works equally well or hits as hard, but both times I watched this movie, I found something to admire, consider, argue with and weep over.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2021

For Shiites, the remembrance of Hussein is an emotional event that sees many believers weep over his death at the Battle of Karbala in present-day Iraq.

From Washington Times • Aug. 19, 2021

Unlike his fellow countryman Jurado, Romero does not weep over Carnoustie.

From Golf Digest • Jul. 15, 2018

They parted, she to the palace to weep over her treachery to her father, he to the ship to send two of his comrades for the dragon’s teeth.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton