How to Use teary in a Sentence

teary

adjective
  • He made a teary farewell to the fans.
  • There were many teary eyes among those in the audience.
  • Notes have flooded in and have each been read with our own teary eyes.
    — Sophie Lewis, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2020
  • The hours that followed the call were a teary blur, Mike said.
    — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Cabin crew wept in the rear of the plane and passed teary-eyed up and down the aisles.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Treviño stayed to help the teary nurse who had been taking care of the man.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2020
  • But that didn't stop Bell from getting teary-eyed, and who could blame her?
    — Caralynn Lippo, Redbook, 30 Mar. 2017
  • The teary eyes were contagious.
    — Essence, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Rivera could hear the moment on the other end of the line, and began to get teary-eyed.
    — Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Fans, some teary-eyed, walked slowly by the tomb, pausing to pay their respects.
    — Time, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Even still, the payoff at the end doesn't disappoint and may even leave you a bit teary-eyed.
    — Joey Morona, cleveland.com, 24 May 2017
  • Zach, meanwhile, gets teary over his current predicament.
    — Nick Caruso, TVLine, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The meeting ended in an ebullient wave of joy and tired-teary relief.
    — Rebecca Altman, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Kardashian tagged her husband in the clip, and added a teary eyed emoji.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
  • In another video, a teary-eyed Kloots talked about her journey with grief.
    — Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, 11 July 2020
  • Should the track come up during the film, it’s bound to get dolls everywhere a little teary eyed.
    — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 14 July 2023
  • That’s a lot of teary bro hugs as players pack their bags and walk out the dressing room door forever.
    — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Emerald says to the teary client about her fashion — a line that could be the show’s entire thesis.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2025
  • On May 19, a broken, teary-eyed Zhao popped up at the square for the last time.
    — Chang Che, The New Republic, 27 Oct. 2022
  • The pup can be seen glancing around his kennel with teary eyes, appearing scared and confused.
    — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • If someone does bring up his teary picture, Wallake brushes it off.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2025
  • The same Ollie Martin who left with his shoulders sunk and his teary eyes swollen.
    — Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The songs are weaved with clips of inmates dancing and cheering, and others of them getting teary-eyed.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 15 Nov. 2019
  • Omar, Cayetana, Samu, and Rebe have gathered to say their teary goodbyes.
    — Olivia Truffaut-Wong, refinery29.com, 22 June 2021
  • Tuesday night should have come with a spoiler alert and some tissues for a teary Mike White.
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2023
  • The solemnity of the occasion was reflected in teary eyes in the whole group.
    — Linda Gandee/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 11 Mar. 2018
  • Cameron was born Chloe Celeste, and her initials can be seen on the phone case in her teary selfies.
    — Alexis Gaskin, Glamour, 19 May 2022
  • Now imagine the same with some of those teary eyes angled down toward glowing screens, while others frame the bride with their phones.
    — Nikita Khanna, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Don't miss a moment of the glitz and glamour from the first heeled shoe to hit the red carpet to the last teary-eyed acceptance speech.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2022
  • Is the red-eyed/teary-eyed Rick in the current timeline and the bearded Rick in the future?
    — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2017

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