tearjerker
noun
tear·jerk·er
ˈtir-ˌjər-kər 
: a story, song, play, film, or broadcast that moves or is intended to move its audience to tears
Examples of tearjerker in a Sentence
I'm not in the mood to see a tearjerker. Let's watch something funny instead.
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On Friday, the norteño-cumbia band released their third album, Lo Que Me Falta Por Llorar, featuring a mix of tearjerkers and lively dance tracks about heartbreak.
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
The scene, during the group’s final confrontation with an evil wizard named Lord Morsus (one of many who has it out for the Russos, apparently), is quite the tearjerker.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Is this a deeply sad, award-winning tearjerker of a drama?
—James Factora, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
One of the apparent counterexamples is easy to explain, the tearjerker.
—Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
The scene, during the group’s final confrontation with an evil wizard named Lord Morsus (one of many who has it out for the Russos, apparently), is quite the tearjerker.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Is this a deeply sad, award-winning tearjerker of a drama?
—James Factora, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
One of the apparent counterexamples is easy to explain, the tearjerker.
—Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tearjerker
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“Tearjerker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tearjerker. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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