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These many years of lachrymosity have opened up an immense appreciation for professional tears.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2022

Even by John Boehner’s usual standard of lachrymosity, Thursday was a gusher.

From Washington Post • Sep. 25, 2015

But the result, far from being sport's answer to Oscar night lachrymosity, has most often provided a moist glimpse of the exceptional emotional commitment required, win or lose, to go for gold.

From The Guardian • Aug. 11, 2012

I have decided to let it all hang out, and will be keeping a diary of my own daily lachrymosity.

From The Guardian • Jul. 13, 2012

Observation without sentiment usually leads to humor or satire; sentiment without observation to rhetoric and long-drawn lachrymosity.

From George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy by Cooke, George Willis