tearier; teariest
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Examples of teary in a Sentence
There were many teary eyes among those in the audience.
He made a teary farewell to the fans.
Recent Examples on the Web
The Conga Room will go dark forever on Wednesday with what’s expected to be a rowdy, teary send-off show.
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August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Following Aniston and Cooper's introductions, the Funny Girl star took the stage, and she was met with a standing ovation and emotional responses from several audience members, including Anne Hathaway, Emma Stone and later, Joey King, all of whom had teary eyes.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024
The hours that followed the call were a teary blur, Mike said.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
Prayers were silent across the church, but teary eyes and kneeling postures at St. Agnes Catholic Parish spoke louder than words Thursday.
—Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2024
And with that teary send-off, Reba announces that not only is her team officially full, but that her Reba's Tots stand is officially closed.
—Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2023
As the scene unspools, with her slow witnessing of unfriendly white faces and her teary desire to kill them all, a thick, rattling bass line co-mingled with the dense thud of native drums and low grumbling brass as Robertson’s response to Scorsese’s request.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 16 Jan. 2024
Moore boldly exposed her pubic hair in Robert Altman’s Short Cuts, but this angry, teary characterization reveals nothing.
—Armond White, National Review, 10 Jan. 2024
Some actors get teary by staring into stage lights or holding their breath.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Following Aniston and Cooper's introductions, the Funny Girl star took the stage, and she was met with a standing ovation and emotional responses from several audience members, including Anne Hathaway, Emma Stone and later, Joey King, all of whom had teary eyes.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024
The hours that followed the call were a teary blur, Mike said.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
Prayers were silent across the church, but teary eyes and kneeling postures at St. Agnes Catholic Parish spoke louder than words Thursday.
—Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2024
And with that teary send-off, Reba announces that not only is her team officially full, but that her Reba's Tots stand is officially closed.
—Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2023
As the scene unspools, with her slow witnessing of unfriendly white faces and her teary desire to kill them all, a thick, rattling bass line co-mingled with the dense thud of native drums and low grumbling brass as Robertson’s response to Scorsese’s request.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 16 Jan. 2024
Moore boldly exposed her pubic hair in Robert Altman’s Short Cuts, but this angry, teary characterization reveals nothing.
—Armond White, National Review, 10 Jan. 2024
Some actors get teary by staring into stage lights or holding their breath.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
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“Teary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teary. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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