tearjerker

noun

tear·jerk·er ˈtir-ˌjər-kər

: a story, song, play, film, or broadcast that moves or is intended to move its audience to tears

tear-jerking

ˈtir-ˌjər-kiŋ

adjective

Examples of tearjerker in a Sentence

I'm not in the mood to see a tearjerker. Let's watch something funny instead.

Recent Examples on the Web The midsection is a surfeit of four- and five-minute tearjerkers attempting colorful twists on the classic lovelorn rock ballad, which throttle the pacing of the short album while giving proof to admirable versatility. —

Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 May 2024 That side of Ryan Reynolds has never been put to better use than in Definitely, Maybe, which is equal parts tearjerker and romantic comedy. —

Chris Bellamy and Kyle Fowle, EW.com, 10 May 2024 Harrelson most recently appeared in Laura Chinn’s Sundance tearjerker Suncoast, which went out on Hulu in the U.S. —

Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 The classic tearjerker Steel Magnolias (1989) soon followed, along with her first Academy Award nomination. —

Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tearjerker

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