How to Use tearful in a Sentence

tearful

adjective
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  • He looked up at me with his tearful eyes and asked for help.
  • And then came the video reel of homie tributes, some of them tearful.
    — Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2022
  • The two brothers stay loyal to their queens and fight a tearful duel to the death.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 June 2024
  • In the end, with a tearful goodbye, the two walked away from the relationship.
    — Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The video shows a tearful Cuoco watching the show on her laptop.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2022
  • All seems to be off to a good start when the pair reunite in a tearful, airport greeting.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Her son was led into the room and the two reunited in a tearful embrace.
    — Jacob Soboroff, NBC News, 25 July 2022
  • Willis said in a tearful statement made in court on Wednesday.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 12 July 2023
  • Some people in the crowd gave the actor a standing ovation for his tearful speech.
    — Ellen Gamerman, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Resting her hand on the back of Baylee’s empty chair, Almon gets tearful again.
    — Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Oct. 2022
  • The three tearful siblings who ran out of the house said their older brother was still inside.
    — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2022
  • The former Zoey 101 star opened up about that plus more in this tearful, six-minute interview.
    — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2022
  • Krudwig embraced best friend Luke Fox in a bear hug at the end of the match, the Knights flinging their helmets into the air with tearful glee.
    — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2023
  • By the end of the episode, the war has drawn to an exhausted close, and the residents of the 4077th are scattering after many tearful farewells.
    — Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 3 May 2024
  • That act of care leads to a tearful conversation with Mikey.
    — Judy Berman, TIME, 27 June 2024
  • The tearful singer then picks the bloodied organ off the ground and attempts to protect it from people who knock it out of her hands and step on it.
    — Vulture, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Driving through the streets of Lahaina with his son brought back tearful memories of what is now lost.
    — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Sharon Stone makes a tearful appearance in a new music video.
    — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Jim figured out what was going on, and the two shared a few tearful last words about Michael being the best boss Jim ever had.
    — Erin Strecker, EW.com, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Instead of the worst, both Steven and Steph received a heartwarming and tearful surprise.
    — Breanna Bell, Variety, 10 Dec. 2022
  • In the tearful finale, the actor is at the height of her powers, her outrage bubbling over in the face of injustice.
    — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2021
  • Céline Dion shared a tearful update on her health in a clip shared to Instagram.
    — Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 8 Dec. 2022
  • The video, in which a tearful Mcgookin shows the camera a giant welt on her forehead, has since been viewed more than 30 million times.
    — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Smith was tearful and anxious throughout the fraught speech, which should have been a joyous moment.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2022
  • But the dream — as report after report and tearful vlog after vlog has made clear — comes with its own costs.
    — Mattie Kahn, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2023
  • That year, the House of Delegates passed the bill after a tearful, heartfelt debate.
    — Pamela Wood, baltimoresun.com, 13 Dec. 2021
  • The next morning, Momen, Rania and their daughters said tearful goodbyes to their host and left for the border.
    — Hannah Allam, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2023
  • The entire counter leaves Rachel frustrated and tearful.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2022
  • The two women hug it out and Tori apologizes, but a tearful Amanda tells her not to be sorry.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Her tearful wish thundered across the internet in the days that followed, resulting in hundreds of messages to the Norwegian producer.
    — Julia Daye, Miami Herald, 25 June 2024

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