How to Use weep in a Sentence

weep

verb
  • The meringue will weep if you put it in the fridge.
  • He wept at the news of her death.
  • She sat down and wept.
  • He wept bitter tears of disappointment.
  • Any longer and the meringue will start to weep and break down.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Any longer and the meringue will start to weep and break down.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Her mother dropped her head and wept.
    — Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Natalia wept and kissed his hand.
    — Josh Ireland, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Who has wept for the people who were on the boat?
    — David Morgan, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2025
  • More than once a staff member slumped across their desk and wept.
    — Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Richard stood on the corner, not sure whether to weep or rage.
    — Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2021
  • While his wife wept, John, in a blind fury, trashed their room.
    — PEOPLE.com, 23 May 2018
  • Egg sites that are shallow, oval or round wounds in the bark where sap might weep.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Trees and plants may weep sap from wounds or feeding sites along their trunks or stems.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2024
  • The garage is just blocks from where the two women embrace and weep.
    — Crocker Stephenson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2021
  • When the cameras cut to the crowd, her fans were weeping for her.
    — Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 9 June 2025
  • With healing, the tattoo can weep ink.
    — Mark Gurarie, Health, 7 Aug. 2025
  • This week, the celebrity-loving world wept for the death of love.
    — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 24 Aug. 2019
  • Very happy to weep, cheer, join in the chorus, wave your arms.
    — James Parker, The Atlantic, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Soon, their parents began to weep.
    — Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • To see her again on the big screen is to weep with her, with heartache and gratitude.
    — Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 23 July 2024
  • Set aside to let the bitter juices weep from the eggplant, about 1 hour.
    — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 19 Aug. 2020
  • When the door closed, Tiffany and I held each other and wept.
    — Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 30 Jan. 2025
  • This was not the first time fans have seen Federer weep with joy.
    — Sandra Harwitt, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2018
  • Watch Lawrence weep through her interview in the clip above.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
  • In the call, she can be heard weeping and telling Bennett to breathe.
    — CBS News, 19 Jan. 2018
  • One, there's not a lot of moisture weeping out onto your pie crust.
    — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
  • My mother had stood weeping outside the same door.
    — Amer Matar, The Dial, 26 May 2026
  • After that, the berries can begin to weep and the meringue will soften.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Meanwhile, downstairs the old woman has died and the old man weeps over her body.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024

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