1
: flowing with or accompanied by tears
tearful entreaties
2
: causing tears : teary
a tearful eulogy
tearfulness
noun
Examples of tearful in a Sentence
He looked up at me with his tearful eyes and asked for help.
the tearful parting of two lovers
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But no matter what happens next, Sunday's win and that tearful hug will be hard to top.
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
In a game played on a weekday morning UK time, and watched in schools and offices around the country, England’s tearful exit was the best possible promotion for the track.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 29 June 2025
Diamondbacks' manager Torey Lovullo consoled the tearful Marte on the mound and put his arm around him during a pitching change in the seventh inning.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2025
Messi left for Paris in 2021 after a tearful farewell from Barcelona when the club’s financial struggles got in the way of a new contract.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
In a game played on a weekday morning UK time, and watched in schools and offices around the country, England’s tearful exit was the best possible promotion for the track.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 29 June 2025
Diamondbacks' manager Torey Lovullo consoled the tearful Marte on the mound and put his arm around him during a pitching change in the seventh inning.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2025
Messi left for Paris in 2021 after a tearful farewell from Barcelona when the club’s financial struggles got in the way of a new contract.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
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“Tearful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tearful. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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