wept
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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His wife, “Little House on the Prairie” star Melissa Gilbert, was in attendance at Tuesday’s hearing and wept following the decision.
From Los Angeles Times
As I held Doc and wept, I felt his little heart slow, then stop.
Groups of young people wept and hugged each other.
To promote his call for a separate air force, Mitchell exaggerated the outcome—including the apocryphal claim that admirals witnessing the demonstration “wept aloud” as the target went under.
From Los Angeles Times
“I nearly wept on more than one occasion because of how moved I felt about what Justin was doing,” Jesso says.
From Los Angeles Times
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