shed a tear
idiom
: to cry or weep
I never saw my father shed a single tear, even when my mother died.
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Attending in support of her mother, Miss Tina Knowles, even Beyoncé couldn't help but shed a tear (or a few) during her mom's acceptance speech.
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Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2024
Matthew Stockman / Getty Images Even the characteristically tough Novak Djokovic couldn’t help but shed a tear at the end of the men’s singles final.
—Josh Feldman, NBC News, 4 Aug. 2024
Richardson, who won her first Olympic gold medal after falling short in the 100 m last Saturday—and after missing out on her opportunity to run in Tokyo due to a controversial marijana suspension—shed a tear under her left eye as the national anthem played.
—Sean Gregory / Saint-Denis, TIME, 9 Aug. 2024
Even the characteristically tough Novak Djokovic couldn’t help but shed a tear at the end of the men’s singles final.
—Raquel Coronell Uribe, NBC News, 4 Aug. 2024
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Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2024
Matthew Stockman / Getty Images Even the characteristically tough Novak Djokovic couldn’t help but shed a tear at the end of the men’s singles final.
—Josh Feldman, NBC News, 4 Aug. 2024
Richardson, who won her first Olympic gold medal after falling short in the 100 m last Saturday—and after missing out on her opportunity to run in Tokyo due to a controversial marijana suspension—shed a tear under her left eye as the national anthem played.
—Sean Gregory / Saint-Denis, TIME, 9 Aug. 2024
Even the characteristically tough Novak Djokovic couldn’t help but shed a tear at the end of the men’s singles final.
—Raquel Coronell Uribe, NBC News, 4 Aug. 2024
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