teary
adjective
of or like tears.
tearily
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a word derived from
teary.
Example Sentences
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Nari Kim, an Austrian-Korean whose brother Hong Kim died last year, spoke tearily to journalists.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 27, 2023
The show has her simply sit there and take it, listen tearily as usual to his grandstanding speech.
From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2023
He sat alongside fellow broadcaster Michael Kay, and at the top of fourth inning delivered a somber note to attentive fans as he tearily announced his retirement at 74.
From Fox News ● Oct. 3, 2021
“I have avoided so many events with them, because for so many years of my life I pretended that I was not a Middle Eastern person,” he said, tearily.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 11, 2018
“Good-bye, my child,’ the mama chicken said tearily.
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
