How to Use shed tears in a Sentence

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  • And of course, more than a few shed tears when one of their personal Frank anthems played over the speakers.
    — August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2023
  • Torbin Green took a video, and Sheila Anderson shed tears, overwhelmed by the weight of the moment, as the city hauled away the statue of the park’s namesake, Capt.
    — Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2021
  • As Johnson was placed on a stretcher and carted away, White looked stunned while players on both teams shed tears.
    — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Dec. 2020
  • Throughout his campaign, he's been known to shed tears when talking with voters on the campaign trail about his own pain and grief.
    — Christal Hayes, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2020
  • Some shed tears of joy and others of despair, but any reaction in between was rare.
    — Milan Vaishnav, Foreign Affairs, 15 Jan. 2013
  • For the first time in more than three years, Marsha Jackson shed tears of joy outside her southeast Dallas home.
    — Everton Bailey Jr., Dallas News, 26 Feb. 2021
  • People laughed, applauded and in a few cases shed tears.
    — James B. Stewart, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Derek visibly shed tears as Sharlee called her brother a hero and thanked him for his honesty and support.
    — Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2023
  • Officials did not appear to shed tears for the talent being lost.
    — Washington Post, 3 May 2022
  • Parents chased toddlers; a teen-ager silently shed tears while talking on the phone; a young mother formed a cocoon around her child.
    — Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 6 May 2021
  • And many shed tears of disbelief that somehow, on a warm February night, their fortunes had changed.
    — Paulina Villegas, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
  • And many shed tears of disbelief that somehow, on a warm February night, their fortunes had changed.
    — Paulina Villegas, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
  • Several of Blair’s castmates shed tears while cheering her on.
    — Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Dogs shed tears when joyously reunited with their owners or when oxytocin drops are added to their eyes.
    — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Dogs shed tears when joyously reunited with their owners or when oxytocin drops are added to their eyes.
    — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Nov. 2022
  • None would shed tears over an inglorious U.S. retreat from Afghanistan.
    — Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Campers will share stories, laugh together, shed tears and celebrate the life of their special person.
    — cleveland, 7 June 2022
  • Manager Ralph Hasenhuttl slumped to his knees and shed tears of joy after the full-time whistle secured three very important points for the south coast side.
    — Ben Church, CNN, 5 Jan. 2021
  • While the adults surrounding him openly shed tears while talking about how his parents died, Andriy never cries.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Her friends and family shed tears and shared memories and photos of her, struggling between using past or present tense.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN, 4 Sep. 2022
  • Travis shed tears in the front row as Jason, 36, highlighted his relationship with his brother during the 40-minute speech on Monday.
    — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The return to their homes in Iraq through this new camp, which signs declared a rehabilitation center, prompted Hadeer Khalid, 34, to shed tears of relief.
    — Mustafa Salim, Washington Post, 5 July 2022
  • Eckstein shed tears after receiving a standing ovation from the crowd Thursday night.
    — Jevon Phillips, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2023
  • Sentiment is the North Star of this page-to-stage adaptation, and those searching for an excuse to shed tears — who couldn’t use one, nowadays? — will find the musical delivers.
    — Naveen Kumar, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Statum shed tears while grieving Macon from her hospital bed.
    — Matt Bruce, ajc, 2 July 2022
  • Even before the final scores were calculated, Slovenia’s Janja Garnbret, the best female sport climber in recent years, dropped her head into her hands and shed tears.
    — New York Times, 6 Aug. 2021
  • Kelly, who shed tears of joy when jurors acquitted him in 2008, gave a thumbs-up sign to spectators after Wednesday’s verdict but otherwise showed little emotion.
    — Michael Tarm, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2022
  • The show’s open sentimentality—and copious shed tears—are offset by its crackle of unplanned clumsiness.
    — Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 19 Sep. 2022
  • But only a few students, or their parents, shed tears Monday morning — one parent sobbed outside after walking their student into the school building, and another consoled their child who started to cry before heading in.
    — Adria Watson, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2022

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