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as in sad
causing unhappiness
a teary ending to what had been up to that point a lighthearted movie
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as in tearful
given to expressing strong emotion (as sorrow) by readily shedding tears
he's one of those teary drunks who sees fit to bore the other bar patrons with his sad stories
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Recent Examples of teary
Our tester found the liner glided on effortlessly and was seriously impressed by its staying power, even with her perpetually teary eyes.
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Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 23 June 2025
At a school board meeting last month, Martinez delivered a teary address to district officials.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
After their altercation at the hamburger place, Jason pulls Danny aside at the Shark Party and issues him a teary apology.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 28 May 2025
The lively segment ended with Gless, who got teary at points during her answer.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025
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Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 23 June 2025
At a school board meeting last month, Martinez delivered a teary address to district officials.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
After their altercation at the hamburger place, Jason pulls Danny aside at the Shark Party and issues him a teary apology.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 28 May 2025
The lively segment ended with Gless, who got teary at points during her answer.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for teary
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teary
Adjective
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The sad reality is that Lucky really hasn't had all that much luck in his life to date.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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Collins, who has previously celebrated the unique pleasures of the early dinner, finds something to like about lunch in all its guises—the power lunch, the liquid lunch, even the sad desk lunch.—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
25 July 2025
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The cast also took turns sharing special stories from their time in the show, which ranged from silly off-stage antics to tearful anecdotes.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
25 July 2025
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The team signed a ball and handed it to a tearful Yvonne.—
Christopher Kamrani,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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For women, the situation is even more depressing with 90% of women excluded from the workforce, unable to work outside their homes.—
Natasha Lindstaedt,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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And blame can be depressing; accepting responsibility for something that went terribly wrong is often painful and embarrassing.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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They are then adopted out to be a pet or are placed in police, fire and EMS stations to provide emotional support.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The vote dashed the hopes of those with the 156-year-old Art Academy, who gave emotional pleas in recent weeks to city leaders for help.—
Scott Wartman,
The Enquirer,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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Phoenix assumes a pathetic and quietly arrogant demeanor as Joe, who speaks in a squeaky, exasperated cadence.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
17 July 2025
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Enter Flores, who was hired shortly after that pathetic performance.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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This combination delivers so much more feeling than a hardened (or weepy) version of death ever could.—
Matthew Clark Davison,
Literary Hub,
18 July 2025
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White’s film was already one of the year’s best documentaries, the kind of film that made this critic and writer cry within its first five minutes, but never feels cheesy or manipulative or weepy for the hell of it.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.—
David Mamet,
National Review,
11 Aug. 2022
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2021
Adjective
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Several days after this lachrymose dinner, a carnival-level event delighted Angelenos of either political persuasion.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2024
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Puccini later inserted a different, more lachrymose text, one that forecasts her suicide.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
23 Oct. 2023
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“Teary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teary. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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