Wondering how to use Tears in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as crying or weeping.
Tears meaning
- plural of tear (“liquid from the eyes”)
- Viscous streaks left on the inside of the glass when certain wines are swirled around before tasting.
Using Tears
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of tear (“liquid from the eyes”) | Viscous streaks left on the inside of the glass when certain wines are swirled around before tasting.
- Useful related words include: crying, weeping, bodily process, body process.
- In the example corpus, tears often appears in combinations such as: tears of, in tears, tears as.
Context around Tears
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 9 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 2 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tears
- In this selection, "tears" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sad, happy, side, heyer, taste and bore stand out and add context to how "tears" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include they are tears of joy, adding his tears are frustration and zelda tears. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tears" sits close to words such as breaks, hurricane and tip, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tears
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Tears are salty, but the liberal tears taste sweetest for Trump disciples. (12 words)
With emotion, he said, these are “tears of joy, not tears of sadness. (13 words)
I shed so many sad tears, but today it was happy tears," Heyer said. (14 words)
One of his better known works is the lute song " Flow my tears ", the first verse of which runs: Flow my tears, fall from your springs, Exil'd for ever let me mourn; Where night's black bird her sad infamy sings, There let me live forlorn. (47 words)
The clinical conclusion is a 'large almost complete tear (left side) and complete (right side) tears within the sternal head of the pectoralis major muscle belly, with retraction of the torn fibres and large haematoma at the site of the muscle tears'. (42 words)
With thousands in the audience cheering, there are tears of joy for those who perform well under the Miss Continental stage lights; when the show ends, there are tears of heartbreak in the shadows for those who fared poorly. (39 words)
My eyes are full of tears again, but this time they are tears of joy as I sing with all creation, “Oh, praise him! (24 words)
So, if you’re face down in a tub of Ben & Jerry’s sobbing away singleness on Valentine’s day, Chris Rock will be there to wipe your tears and hopefully, prompt tears of laughter! (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Chloe had tears in her eyes, I had tears in my eyes and everyone in the recording booth had tears in their eyes.
I shed so many sad tears, but today it was happy tears," Heyer said.
The clinical conclusion is a 'large almost complete tear (left side) and complete (right side) tears within the sternal head of the pectoralis major muscle belly, with retraction of the torn fibres and large haematoma at the site of the muscle tears'.
We have had many moments of joy throughout this project, and likely an equal amount tears - but these have been my first tears of joy.
Pepe was in tears as Ronaldo consoled him after the final whistle, with Martinez adding: 'His tears are frustration.
Tears are salty, but the liberal tears taste sweetest for Trump disciples.
With emotion, he said, these are “tears of joy, not tears of sadness.
But there was no need to be ashamed of tears, for tears bore witness that a man had the greatest of courage, the courage to suffer.
Camila Cabello brings dad to tears with heartfelt Grammys performanceCamila Cabello's emotional tribute to her father had the audience in tears following Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna's deaths.
The deceased, who died at 89, was buried amidst tears as family and friends could not hold back tears when he was being lowered into the grave.
The photos were met with tears and gasps from members of the family in the courtroom, many of whom turned away in tears.
Atiku while responding broke down in tears and had to reach for his white handkerchief to wipe the tears from his face.
His uncle, Chris Rogers, the BBC on Tuesday: “We had a house full yesterday and there were plenty of tears – buckets of tears.
I can’t help but shed tears as I am typing this, they are tears of joy.
My eyes are full of tears again, but this time they are tears of joy as I sing with all creation, “Oh, praise him!
So, if you’re face down in a tub of Ben & Jerry’s sobbing away singleness on Valentine’s day, Chris Rock will be there to wipe your tears and hopefully, prompt tears of laughter!
With thousands in the audience cheering, there are tears of joy for those who perform well under the Miss Continental stage lights; when the show ends, there are tears of heartbreak in the shadows for those who fared poorly.
One of his better known works is the lute song " Flow my tears ", the first verse of which runs: Flow my tears, fall from your springs, Exil'd for ever let me mourn; Where night's black bird her sad infamy sings, There let me live forlorn.
The title Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said directly refers to Dowland's best-known composition, "Flow My Tears".
A blind teenager blew acclaimed classical pianist Lang Lang away when she showcased her incredible piano playing skills, leaving viewers in tears by her talent.
Phrases with tears
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with tears
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- tears of 58×
- in tears 39×
- tears as 20×
- zelda tears 20×
- tears in 17×
- tears and 13×
- and tears 11×
- back tears 11×
- of tears 10×
- to tears 10×