How to Use in tears in a Sentence

in tears

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• How many have left you in tears?
  — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
• Marte was seen in tears on the field.
  — Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
• Harp called a friend that night and broke down in tears.
  — Lauren Hilgers, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
• Both my parents burst out in tears.
  — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
• This movie always leaves me in tears.
  — Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025
• Jane, now in tears, stuck to her story.
  — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2026
• Glenn was seen walking off the ice in tears.
  — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
• Sharon, in tears, added her own pink rose to the growing pile.
  — Willem Marx, NPR, 30 July 2025
• Players from both teams fell to the grass in tears and in shock.
  — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
• Rachel spent the first night at his parents’ house wide awake and in tears.
  — Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
• The 26-year-old catcher was in tears.
  — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
• Now, mornings that once began in tears end in joy.
  — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
• Jaimie says the two of them sat there in tears watching their stores burn to the ground.
  — Hedy Phillips, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
• Players were in tears and many fans wore black as a mark of respect.
  — Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
• The bride broke out in tears when her dress audibly tore in the back.
  — Michael Nied, People.com, 15 July 2025
• This book will have you in stitches one moment and in tears the next.
  — Amy Poeppel, People.com, 11 June 2025
• One man, in tears, crossed police tape to get to the other side.
  — James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2024
• Some people were in tears, like myself.
  — Riley Moser, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
• She can often be seen sniffling and at one point, breaks down in tears.
  — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
• Just that four people passed away and that one was Xana (in tears).
  — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2023
• Watch Ansari break down in tears over his wife in the video at the top of this post.
  — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
• After the game, Brieana Brown was in tears.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
• The other was in tears and very excited to talk.
  — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
• Embolo left the field in tears and was helped to the locker room.
  — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
• Kennedy broke down in tears after Moon offered to split the gold.
  — Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2023
• After the game, Allen walked to the press podium in tears.
  — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026
• Others in the gallery shouted, and one woman broke down in tears.
  — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 9 Dec. 2024
• The entire family was in tears at this point.
  — Des Moines Register, 2 Mar. 2026
• Over the last two days, Merida said, the 5-year-old has been in tears.
  — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2025
• Jamie and Claire bring her to see her sister’s grave and the young girl breaks down in tears.
  — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025