teary-eyed
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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After Sandman placed seventh in the 2025 Kentucky Derby, Johnson posted a teary-eyed video.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Some posted teary-eyed reaction videos on TikTok after they watched his documentary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
The camera continued to pan over to teary-eyed Kelly and Sharon Osbourne, wife and daughter of the Black Sabbath frontman, who attended the ceremony.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026
Some visitors at Ueno Zoological Gardens were left teary-eyed as they watched Japan's only two pandas Lei Lei and Xiao Xiao munch on bamboo.
From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026
He wagged it at the dwarfs, who were still teary-eyed from the smoke.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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