How to Use shed a tear in a Sentence

shed a tear

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  • Plus, hopefully, viewers will have a lot of fun along the way, and maybe shed a tear or two.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 26 Jan. 2024
  • No one’s going to shed a tear for the venture capital firms–and no one should.
    — Nihal Mehta, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Lowe-Stern didn’t shed a tear in nearly 10 minutes on the phone.
    — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Oct. 2021
  • Nguyen was just about the only actor on stage to not shed a tear in talking about the work and the importance of the movie.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Many in Maryland likely didn’t shed a tear when the group graduated.
    — Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2024
  • The moment was disorienting because my brother rarely shed a tear.
    — Victor Lodato, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
  • Schadenfreude is a part of the appeal of this book, but don’t shed a tear for Neumann, who walked away a billionaire.
    — Simon Hill, Wired, 11 Dec. 2021
  • But Wanda probably won’t shed a tear for the end of the nine-year relationship.
    — Jacky Wong, WSJ, 24 May 2021
  • Listen intently, look at the giver, and laugh or shed a tear if appropriate.
    — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Quarterback Robby Ashford shed a tear of joy and then embraced Harsin on the field.
    — Tom Green | [email protected], al, 24 Sep. 2022
  • Purple smoke billowed into the rainy skies above the field, creating a visual effect that would have made Prince shed a tear.
    — oregonlive, 12 Mar. 2022
  • Plus, any animal lover will be hard-pressed not to shed a tear or two upon seeing an imperiled pup come to be lovingly embraced.
    — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Who among us does not shed a tear when the town rallies to come up with George and Uncle Billy’s missing money?
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 25 Dec. 2022
  • People are going to reach out, people are going to stop me in the grocery store and hold my hand and shed a tear, or stop me on the street to say that was impactful.
    — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Longtime horse players will shed a tear and the memories will come flooding back about what makes Golden Gate so special.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024
  • The Movie definitely shed a tear when Miley and Billy Ray sang this song.
    — Natalie Maher, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Warren Whitaker, Hill’s offensive line coach at Highland, shed a tear.
    — Luke Johnson, NOLA.com, 28 Nov. 2020
  • And further, who doesn’t already think of themselves as emotionally complicated enough to shed a tear on a day that is supposed to be happy?
    — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Her operatically devastating failing is not being able to shed a tear on cue.
    — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Just don’t shed a tear for Ike Perlmutter, dumped from his Marvel role during the first round of Disney cuts.
    — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2023
  • But more than anything, an aspiring Hallmark hunk must be willing to share their emotions and occasionally shed a tear.
    — Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Nobody besides Cuba would shed a tear if Maduro was forced to vacate the Miraflores Palace.
    — Defense Priorities, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Even the characteristically tough Novak Djokovic couldn’t help but shed a tear at the end of the men’s singles final.
    — Raquel Coronell Uribe, NBC News, 4 Aug. 2024
  • There is precedent, and perhaps some luck, for popular players who demonstrate their vulnerability and shed a tear after a gutting loss.
    — David Waldstein, New York Times, 15 July 2023
  • While susceptible viewers may shed a tear, others will find the sentimental aspects of the story uninvolving.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Attending in support of her mother, Miss Tina Knowles, even Beyoncé couldn't help but shed a tear (or a few) during her mom's acceptance speech.
    — Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Might Cubs fans shed a tear alongside owner Tom Ricketts, whose family is worth more than $5 billion and claims more than 60% of team revenue is tied up in attendance?
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 15 June 2020
  • At safety, Panthers fans surely shed a tear when true-freshman star Jessiah McGrew transferred to Arizona State.
    — Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Notably, no one at the mammoth service in the National Presbyterian Church in May 1972 shed a tear.
    — Paul Letersky, Time, 22 July 2021
  • Two decades later, parts of the film may seem cheesy or overwrought (especially the soaring Celine Dion ballads), but goddamn it if you won’t be entertained and even shed a tear when the fiddler literally goes down with the ship.
    — Kevin Lincoln, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025

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