wept
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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For someone who wept at seeing the modern Tatars enter Baghdad, the prospect of a similar fate befalling Tehran is more than a strategic policy shift.
From Salon
When Meredith wept, I rose to hold her.
From Los Angeles Times
One alternate juror wept openly during the testimony in Los Angeles County Superior Court, wiping her tears on her sweater.
From Los Angeles Times
Of course some of us wept and raged when he once again had to flee some bigger monkey that he had clearly annoyed, but while Punch was certainly cowed, he was never broken.
From Los Angeles Times
Sakamoto wept as she left the ice, but by the medal ceremony rightly looked delighted with another major honour.
From BBC
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