tearfully
- a word derived from tearful.
Example Sentences
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Klevi Pirjani tearfully responds: "My baby passed away."
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
They fell on the ground and tearfully begged forgiveness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
Savannah Guthrie had tearfully pleaded with kidnappers to share proof of life earlier this week.
From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026
US news anchor Savannah Guthrie tearfully pleaded with kidnappers to share proof that her 84-year-old mother was still alive in a video posted to her social media Wednesday night.
From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026
I just sat down in the majestic shadow of a giant billboard and, however tearfully, opened my lunchbox for business, semi-confident that the Chief would find me.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
