1
: flowing with or accompanied by tears
tearful entreaties
2
: causing tears : teary
a tearful eulogy
tearfulness
noun
Examples of tearful in a Sentence
He looked up at me with his tearful eyes and asked for help.
the tearful parting of two lovers
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The clip of the tearful moment of acceptance between father and son has 2.8 million likes and more than 23 million views.
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Sara Belcher, People.com, 6 June 2025
June 2's episode depicted his family's tearful bedside farewells while John lay in a full-body cast that obscured even his face.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 3 June 2025
Delivering a tearful farewell, Martinez thanked the teachers who supported him during his time as a CPS student as well as those who supported him during his time as CEO.
—Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
There were tearful videos where creators prayed for Trigg’s wellbeing and others where people redoubled their investigative efforts to prove that Trigg was the boy who had drowned.
—Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2025
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Sara Belcher, People.com, 6 June 2025
June 2's episode depicted his family's tearful bedside farewells while John lay in a full-body cast that obscured even his face.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 3 June 2025
Delivering a tearful farewell, Martinez thanked the teachers who supported him during his time as a CPS student as well as those who supported him during his time as CEO.
—Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
There were tearful videos where creators prayed for Trigg’s wellbeing and others where people redoubled their investigative efforts to prove that Trigg was the boy who had drowned.
—Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for tearful
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“Tearful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tearful. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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