hot tear
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hot tear
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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Her words burn all the way down my neck into my chest like a scalding hot tear.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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Maisie Ann was still gripping my wrist, and I felt a hot tear go splash on my hand.
From The Wreckers by Lynde, Francis
A hot tear squeezed from the corner of his left eye.
From O+F by Wetterau, John Moncure
A hot tear splashed on Roy's forehead; he put up his hand and stroked his aunt's face.
From His Big Opportunity by Le Feuvre, Amy
She felt a hot tear on her hand, which had come in spite of the maiden.
From The Golden Age in Transylvania by Jókai, Mór
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