tears

[ US /ˈtɛɹz, ˈtɪɹz/ ]
NOUN
  1. the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
    I hate to hear the crying of a child
    she was in tears
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How To Use tears In A Sentence

  • We had been talking and laughing a great deal for more than half an hour when suddenly the lady burst into tears.
  • The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.
  • We know now they were crocodile tears. The Sun
  • Looking through the casement was the visage of the mariner, no longer stern, but moved with unutterable emotion, and tears, yes, tears trickling down his weather-beaten cheeks. Edward Barnett; a Neglected Child of South Carolina, Who Rose to Be a Peer of Great Britain,—and the Stormy Life of His Grandfather, Captain Williams or, The Earle's Victims: with an Account of the Terrible End of the Proud Earl De Montford, the Lamen
  • Often he found her quietly weeping, but they were never tears of accusation; only tears of regret.
  • Carol sprawls out on the bed as Simon tears off his cast triumphantly and sketches her, again and again.
  • I swallowed my tears and washed my face in the small sink in the adjacent lavatory.
  • The "smart" in "smart underwear" refers to the fact that the printed sensors will be incorporated into logic-based biocomputing systems that will monitor biomarkers found in human sweat and tears, make autonomous diagnoses, and administer drugs. PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
  • This amusing little bon mot v ill-timed by me as I think she had post-traumatic test disorder because she burst into tears. AND GOD CREATED THE AU PAIR
  • Flick the years of dust, to laughter and tears, love and cemented in the minds of a thick crystal amber. I wish happy new year! I wish you the new year: don't gain weight, before the person you most Qiao; money in hand, laughing in the dream.
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