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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The speech offered an underdog story, an extension of the themes in her film The Substance, and, judging from the responses from other actors in the room, including a teary Kathy Bates, may have won her some Oscar-nom support from her fellow peers.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
The Golden Globes are well underway and the night is already predictably rife with teary speeches, missed cues and plenty of fodder for celebrity social media discourse.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Chu went on to talk about the teary reception on set as Erivo opted to sing the song live instead of relying on their pre-recorded track.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
Symptoms of dry eye can vary widely; some symptoms can present as burning, stinging, red eyes, foreign body sensation or feeling like an eyelash is in the eye—and even teary eyes.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 30 Dec. 2024
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
The Golden Globes are well underway and the night is already predictably rife with teary speeches, missed cues and plenty of fodder for celebrity social media discourse.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Chu went on to talk about the teary reception on set as Erivo opted to sing the song live instead of relying on their pre-recorded track.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
Symptoms of dry eye can vary widely; some symptoms can present as burning, stinging, red eyes, foreign body sensation or feeling like an eyelash is in the eye—and even teary eyes.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Teary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teary. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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