cried
Americanverb
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"I relied on passion. I cried all the way to the ground. I cried in the dressing room beforehand, I cried on the way out to the pitch."
From BBC • May 17, 2026
When Cannes director Thierry Fremaux told him in November that "it would be the first film ever accepted that early I cried like a baby," he said.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
“I cried, I laughed, I screamed — I did it all,” Hernández said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
“This is not our ‘Wuthering Heights’!” they cried, pouring their souls out onto the internet.
From Salon • May 3, 2026
I felt a rush of gratitude and relief so intense I could have cried as he grabbed my other wrist.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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