Tearful

Examples

• Yes--refused, Rebecca continued, with a sad, tearful voice. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• He was a tearful boy, and broke into such deplorable lamentations, when a cessation of our connexion was hinted at, that we were obliged to keep him. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• He said with a tearful smile that it was a singular thing to think of now, and I said so too. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• I have hinted once or twice before, that they were very bright eyes, and, though they were tearful now, their influence was by no means lessened. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Margaret knelt by him, caressing him with tearful caresses. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• With another tearful laugh Bella joyfully kissed him again. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Mrs Veneering is habitually disposed to be tearful, and has an extra disposition that way after her late excitement. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• As soon as they were alone, and the door closed, Thomasin said, turning up her pale, tearful face to him, It is killing me, this, Damon! Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Sleep, the sovereign balm, at length steeped her tearful eyes in forgetfulness. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• I wish you could, dear Madam, Rebecca said in the same tearful tone. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• But no--I'm not of the tearful order. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Could not approve, sweet Pa,' said Bella, with a tearful laugh and a joyful kiss. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Pale and tearful, she almost forgot her duties as hostess; her eyes were fixed on her children. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• This night, this splendid assembly, these sumptuous apartments, and this adornment of your tearful girl, are all united to celebrate your abdication. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.

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