shed a tear

idiom

: to cry or weep

I never saw my father shed a single tear, even when my mother died.

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But more than anything, an aspiring Hallmark hunk must be willing to share their emotions and occasionally shed a tear. —

Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024 Attending in support of her mother, Miss Tina Knowles, even Beyoncé couldn't help but shed a tear (or a few) during her mom's acceptance speech. —

Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2024 Matthew Stockman / Getty Images Even the characteristically tough Novak Djokovic couldn’t help but shed a tear at the end of the men’s singles final. —

Josh Feldman, NBC News, 4 Aug. 2024 Richardson, who won her first Olympic gold medal after falling short in the 100 m last Saturday—and after missing out on her opportunity to run in Tokyo due to a controversial marijana suspension—shed a tear under her left eye as the national anthem played. —

Sean Gregory / Saint-Denis, TIME, 9 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shed a tear