Example Sentences

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And well she might have wept, because in October her presence at the Milan-Cortina Games hung in the balance.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

Parents whose children died or were injured by tainted cough syrup have wept with relief after an Indonesian court allowed a class action lawsuit.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2023

Some, overcome by the beauty, have wept upon seeing the inside of the dome, with its ascending rings of interlocking diamonds and octagons that Jay cut by hand from poplar wood.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2023

While I have seen firsthand a few bad apples, I have wept at the funerals of far more who gave their lives to protect and serve their communities.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2020

Despereaux, gasping and coughing and blinking at the bright light, could have wept with joy at his rescue.

From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo