teary-eyed
adjective
: having eyes that are wet with tears
I got a little teary-eyed at the end of the movie.
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Instead, Scheyer is sitting in disbelief with teary-eyed college kids around him, as Dan Hurley and the Connecticut Huskies are dancing into the national semifinals once again.
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Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
That’s romantic enough, but Jamie’s teary-eyed sigh of relief?
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
Then Adebayo went to his mother, with a photo of their embrace capturing a teary-eyed Adebayo hugging Marilyn.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
The remark leaves Zhao teary-eyed.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
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Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
That’s romantic enough, but Jamie’s teary-eyed sigh of relief?
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
Then Adebayo went to his mother, with a photo of their embrace capturing a teary-eyed Adebayo hugging Marilyn.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
The remark leaves Zhao teary-eyed.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Teary-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teary-eyed. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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