teary-eyed
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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After Sandman placed seventh in the 2025 Kentucky Derby, Johnson posted a teary-eyed video.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Sitting on a chair in Kfar Sir's square, teary-eyed Haydar Sbeiti, 68, talks about his engineer son, Mahmoud, killed by Israel in the war.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
In one TV interview, a teary-eyed Tim said that “Sam was flying just the way he was supposed to.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
As bigger shows took the stage again and again, his teary-eyed acceptance speech reminded us that television is full of tremendous shows that, for whatever reason, fly under the radar.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025
Sergio starts to get all teary-eyed, but María stops him.
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
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