Example Sentences

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She said she was crying and her daughter was "wiping her tears".

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2023

As NBA executives and scouts piled out of their black SUVs, no one was wiping a late Vegas night out of the corners of their eyes.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2022

When the lights went up, Kristina Hammer, the festival’s new president, was wiping tears off her cheeks.

From New York Times • Aug. 14, 2022

He missed it to the right and was wiping away tears as he walked off the green.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 7, 2022

Daisy was wiping her whistle on her T-shirt when the girls walked over.

From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene