teary
Origin of teary
1Other words from teary
- tear·i·ly, adverb
- tear·i·ness, noun
Words Nearby teary
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How to use teary in a sentence
While the trailer gets a little saccharine, I think many of us can all admit we got a bit teary-eyed in those final days before graduation.
I wanted us to share a teary smile as the shape on the ultrasound screen cohered into something familiar, something ours.
My Kids Can't Get Vaccinated Yet, and I'm Barely Keeping It Together | Katie Gutierrez | December 20, 2021 | TimeIt makes me teary-eyed thinking about it, because no one starts out saying, “I want to be violent.”
After 27 Years Behind Bars, This Trailblazing Prison Reform Advocate Is Now Home for the Holidays | Joel Castón | November 25, 2021 | TimeThe obituary for Peter Frenchy — whom you can find teary-eyedin a photo taken after renewing his wedding vows — described his participation in the project as the highlight of his life.
At the Smithsonian, a photographic portrait of East Baltimore, decades before the dawn of the selfie era | Kelsey Ables | August 26, 2021 | Washington PostYou can see people getting teary-eyed because it has become part of the family.
‘Gearhead From Birth’ Marco Greywe, Who Keeps Iconic VW Camper Vans Running, Says His Industry ‘Is Booming Again’ | Eben Shapiro | May 30, 2021 | Time
In contrast, Boehner's leadership team filed into his ceremonial office and greeted the teary newly-elected Speaker with hugs.
Democrats Accidentally Save Boehner From Republican Coup | Ben Jacobs, Jackie Kucinich | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTA teary Osbourne said she now thought "WWJD—what would Joan do" when faced with a quandary.
Melissa Rivers: Life After Joan—A Funny, Moving Celebration on a Special 'Fashion Police' | Tim Teeman | September 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn a teary and emotional testimony, Rooney revealed that he had been abused by his stepson.
“It would be a shame not to at least try,” says a teary-eyed Tagg.
Inside ‘Mitt,’ Netflix’s All-Access Mitt Romney Documentary | Marlow Stern | January 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTteary-eyed, she hugged and kissed everybody, thanking them for helping her get back the land she loved.
Time of Death’s Nicole ‘Little’ Lencioni: Dying Is a Party of One | Nicole Lencioni | November 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST"No; but I guess she'll suspect it, though," returned Cordelia, with a teary smile.
The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch | Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) PorterThe slipper landed on Jo's head and she responded by raising rather a teary face.
The Four Corners Abroad | Amy Ella BlanchardThat new woman can't write an obituary, and her teary tales sound like they were carved with a cold chisel.
Dawn O'Hara, The Girl Who Laughed | Edna FerberAt the mention of this one woman stepped behind a tent screen and wept, wiping her teary face with a bird-skin.
North-Pole Voyages | Zachariah Atwell MudgeElsewhere in the house his teary-eyed sisters went softly and silently about their daily work.
Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6) | John McElroy
British Dictionary definitions for teary
/ (ˈtɪərɪ) /
characterized by, covered with, or secreting tears
given to weeping; tearful
Derived forms of teary
- tearily, adverb
- teariness, noun
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