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
Examples of tearjerker in a Sentence
I'm not in the mood to see a tearjerker. Let's watch something funny instead.
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The coming-of-age tearjerker follows their relationship as Landon learns that Jamie is living with leukemia and nearing the end of her life.
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Jen Juneau, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
That's an excellent selection for those looking for a side of comedy among their romance, but those seeking tearjerkers are also in luck because Hulu will add Nicholas Sparks hits The Last Song and The Notebook on the same day.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Fifteen years later, the group encounters problems old and new as director Malcolm D. Lee weaves through jokes and reality in this tearjerker of a film.
—Cydney Lee and Kevin Jacobsen Published, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
In other words, for a story to be considered a true tragedy (not just a tearjerker or a horror), the protagonist must end up either dead or better off dead.
—Hazlitt, 23 Oct. 2024
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Jen Juneau, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
That's an excellent selection for those looking for a side of comedy among their romance, but those seeking tearjerkers are also in luck because Hulu will add Nicholas Sparks hits The Last Song and The Notebook on the same day.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Fifteen years later, the group encounters problems old and new as director Malcolm D. Lee weaves through jokes and reality in this tearjerker of a film.
—Cydney Lee and Kevin Jacobsen Published, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
In other words, for a story to be considered a true tragedy (not just a tearjerker or a horror), the protagonist must end up either dead or better off dead.
—Hazlitt, 23 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for tearjerker
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“Tearjerker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tearjerker. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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