tearier; teariest
Examples of teary in a Sentence
There were many teary eyes among those in the audience.
He made a teary farewell to the fans.
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Jenny Berg, Allure, 21 July 2025
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Jenny Berg, Allure, 21 July 2025
This was once a special franchise, as the classy halftime jersey retirement ceremony for Parker reminded everyone, with Lisa Leslie introducing and Parker embracing and the standing crowd a little teary.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2025
Still, Lucy’s client momentarily goes teary and needs convincing to go forward with it.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 25 June 2025
All ended with teary words from Shaiman and Wittman.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 24 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for teary
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“Teary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teary. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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