Example Sentences

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He was softhearted with the twins—a couple of days earlier, all three of them had been weeping when they returned from school, because of the impending departure.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 25, 2019

Olivares said he and others were interviewing the parents in an effort to reunite them with their children, adding that the parents had been weeping and begging for help before the announcement.

From Washington Post • Jun. 21, 2018

At Versailles, the wind blew�blew so hard that it uprooted a fine willow that had been weeping for Napoleon for nearly 100 years.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Wall was weeping copiously, had been weeping for days, and sometimes Jon even imagined it was shrinking.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

She had been weeping too much of late.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin