shed a tear

idiom

: to cry or weep

I never saw my father shed a single tear, even when my mother died.

Examples of shed a tear in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Richardson, who won her first Olympic gold medal after falling short in the 100 m last Saturday—and after missing out on her opportunity to run in Tokyo due to a controversial marijana suspension—shed a tear under her left eye as the national anthem played. —

Sean Gregory / Saint-Denis, TIME, 9 Aug. 2024 Even the characteristically tough Novak Djokovic couldn’t help but shed a tear at the end of the men’s singles final. —

Raquel Coronell Uribe, NBC News, 4 Aug. 2024 Oftentimes my wife and I just play her music and just smile and shed a tear and keep going. —

Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2024 The moment was disorienting because my brother rarely shed a tear. —

Victor Lodato, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for shed a tear

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