Explore Tearjerker through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like narrative or narration. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Tearjerker meaning
An emotionally charged film, novel, song, opera, television episode, etc., usually with one or more sad passages or ending.
Using Tearjerker
- The main meaning on this page is: An emotionally charged film, novel, song, opera, television episode, etc., usually with one or more sad passages or ending.
- Useful related words include: narrative, narration, story, tale.
- In the example corpus, tearjerker often appears in combinations such as: of tearjerker, tearjerker that.
Context around Tearjerker
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 7 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tearjerker
- In this selection, "tearjerker" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, own, sure, real, moments, angle and starring stand out and add context to how "tearjerker" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a real tearjerker nonetheless and a sure tearjerker starring priyanka. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tearjerker" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tearjerker
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It’s a tearjerker with mature intentions. (7 words)
It should not be romanticized or turned into a tearjerker. (10 words)
It's kind of a tearjerker but also kinda funny. (10 words)
There is a twist toward the end of the film that not many caught onto and the theatre was given a tearjerker that is still unclear to have either saved the movie or made people more infuriated. (37 words)
Taking the tearjerker angle way too far, the AP reports from Mexico: “During the weeks it took Yeison and Niko to migrate from Venezuela toward the US, they navigated dangerous jungles and over a dead body. (36 words)
That at least provides subscribers with an interesting selection of Columbia films—from to the famous made-for-TV tearjerker to help them make the time at home go more smoothly. (31 words)
Example sentences (12)
Each anime has its own tearjerker moments that hit a shared emotional ground with viewers, eliciting genuine, sobbing reactions.
In the end, it proved to be a happy ending for the Canadian and American actor and a bit of a tearjerker for the U's.
It’s a tearjerker with mature intentions.
It should not be romanticized or turned into a tearjerker.
Taking the tearjerker angle way too far, the AP reports from Mexico: “During the weeks it took Yeison and Niko to migrate from Venezuela toward the US, they navigated dangerous jungles and over a dead body.
This Hindi language film is one of many Indian gems on Netflix and is a sure tearjerker starring Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Farhan Akhtar.
That at least provides subscribers with an interesting selection of Columbia films—from to the famous made-for-TV tearjerker to help them make the time at home go more smoothly.
We're pretty sure droids can't cry but that doesn't matter — it would have been a real tearjerker nonetheless.
There is a twist toward the end of the film that not many caught onto and the theatre was given a tearjerker that is still unclear to have either saved the movie or made people more infuriated.
They stand in direct contrast to protagonists in Arthur Hiller’s (1970), a hugely popular tragedy based on Erich Segal’s best-selling tearjerker and screenplay.
Brown’s opening monologue was brilliant and pokes fun at the emotional tearjerker that is known for, with Brown cracking with emotion and barely keeping it together.
It's kind of a tearjerker but also kinda funny.
Common combinations with tearjerker
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of tearjerker 2×
- tearjerker that 2×