in tears
idiom
: having tears come out of one's eyes
We were laughing so hard that we were in tears.
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Mourners clad in black and white streamed into the theater and some doubled over in tears as a recording of Pérez singing the national anthem played.
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Martín Adames Alcántara, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
In a video from inside the court, the doctor was captured bending his head and breaking down in tears during the guilty verdict.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
In a social media video that went viral, Semple-Hess can be seen in tears meeting the actor.
—Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Some mourners doubled over in tears as a recording of Pérez singing the national anthem played.
—Martín Adames Alcántara and Dánica Coto, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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Martín Adames Alcántara, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
In a video from inside the court, the doctor was captured bending his head and breaking down in tears during the guilty verdict.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
In a social media video that went viral, Semple-Hess can be seen in tears meeting the actor.
—Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Some mourners doubled over in tears as a recording of Pérez singing the national anthem played.
—Martín Adames Alcántara and Dánica Coto, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in tears
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“In tears.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20tears. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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