tearjerking
- a word derived from tearjerker.
Example Sentences
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"There are plenty of tearjerking moments throughout the documentary, but there are also many moments of joy and hope."
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2024
These should be the basic building blocks of Hollywood moviemaking and yet here we are, with “A Man Called Otto” feeling special for being a winsome dramedy with some effective moments of tearjerking tenderness.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2022
Perhaps one of the most tearjerking moments comes when Rogers states, “Love is at the root of everything: all learning, all relationships. Love, or the lack of it.”
From Slate • Mar. 21, 2018
“Lion”—Like “Hidden Figures,” “Lion” is based on a true story so overtly inspirational, it seems made for tearjerking cinema.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 14, 2017
Matt Berninger, the tearjerking baritone singer and lyricist from The National, teamed up with Brent Knopf, the mastermind behind Ramona Falls and member of Menomena, to write “Return to the Moon.”
From Salon • Nov. 13, 2015
