tearier; teariest
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Examples of teary in a Sentence
There were many teary eyes among those in the audience.
He made a teary farewell to the fans.
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On Wednesday, February 5, a teary Ripa shared that a vet had come to her family's New York City home to put the 17-year-old Shih Tzu to sleep.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón addressed recently resurfaced social media posts during a teary, hour-long CNN en Español interview on Sunday.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 4 Feb. 2025
Fellow nominee Sabrina Carpenter looked teary eyed when the camera panned to her following Roan’s speech.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025
Brat is a party album that functions year-round for clubbing teenagers and teary moms-to-be alike.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón addressed recently resurfaced social media posts during a teary, hour-long CNN en Español interview on Sunday.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 4 Feb. 2025
Fellow nominee Sabrina Carpenter looked teary eyed when the camera panned to her following Roan’s speech.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025
Brat is a party album that functions year-round for clubbing teenagers and teary moms-to-be alike.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Teary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teary. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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