shed tears

phrase

: to cry or weep

They shed tears of joy/gratitude when they heard the news.

Examples of shed tears in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

People do not all shed tears for the same reasons, of course. — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026

Nor did their eyes shed tears over the burning library that raiders furnished with the ashes of seven thousand books, which the novelist Mamdouh Azzam had collected over fifty years inside his house in Suwayda. — Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026

In press conferences and community vigils afterward, Davis often shed tears and paused while speaking, choked with emotion. — Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Dec. 2025

As a result, Fanning’s JVS colleagues shed tears to watch the layoff of 40% of their staff, leaving 60 employees to do the work of 98, and forcing the organization to turn to donors to help fund their services. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 23 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for shed tears

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