weeping

Example Sentences

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Amena al-Shami stood looking at her son Hassain Sheaito's coffin, weeping while women hugged her.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

She let out a loud scream and started weeping at the sight of the children.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

She struggled with it, she confronted it, and finally, on a clear day in the Alps, she conquered it again, weeping at the finish line.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

It felt like a piece of my childhood died along with the actor who played Dawson Leery, but it wasn’t just a parasocial relationship that had me weeping next to the soap dispenser.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

He then explained this affectionate apostrophe, by touching his brooch representing the lady and the weeping willow at the tomb with the urn upon it, and saying, “Had it made for me, express!”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens