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• Dorit then burst into tears as the women tried to calm her down.
  — Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com, 11 May 2022
• Samantha Roecker got in the car in July 2020 and burst into tears.
  — Stephanie Emma Pfeffer, PEOPLE.com, 5 Apr. 2022
• Out came the ambulance as players took a knee and burst into tears.
  — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Jan. 2023
• While the garment was not Lizzo’s 2022 Emmys dress, Marie promptly tried the gown from the box and burst into tears.
  — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 16 Nov. 2022
• The 43-year-old mother of three stopped in the middle of the street, flipped on her emergency flashers and burst into tears.
  — Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2023
• Pelé’s father, who had followed the game on radio, burst into tears.
  — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2022
• The morning that Dobbs came down, Lyerly burst into tears.
  — Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2023
• Cosenza, 48, burst into tears when the verdict was read, according to his lawyers.
  — Matt Berg, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Oct. 2022
• Seegan’s wife testified in the trial and burst into tears as her 911 call was played for jurors.
  — Dallas News, 5 Oct. 2022
• Lowe burst into tears Friday as that ballot was opened, revealing a vote for him.
  — Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2022
• My student said that one of his Chinese classmates burst into tears while watching.
  — Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2022
• The film received a standing ovation at the premiere at the Venice Film Festival, where Fraser burst into tears.
  — Clayton Davis, Variety, 12 Sep. 2022
• Wasilewski burst into tears while waiting at the altar for Sweetin.
  — Aili Nahas, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2022
• And even if most locals keep to themselves, there were some who wanted to help, including a woman who had lived in the house as a child in the 1940s and burst into tears when Jeanette answered the phone.
  — Eric Piasecki, Town & Country, 3 Feb. 2022
• Havryliv burst into tears out of profound sorrow and paternal pride.
  — Martin Kuz, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Mar. 2022
• Several of the victim’s family members burst into tears as the verdict was read aloud in court.
  — Shaddi Abusaid, ajc, 20 Sep. 2022
• Some who had followed the operation burst into tears in public.
  — New York Times, 5 Feb. 2022
• Buddy Robson was on vacation in Ocean City with his son in June 2018, watching the morning news, when a report prompted him to burst into tears.
  — Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 21 Dec. 2022
• The Flight Attendant, Kaley burst into tears and embraced her partner.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 15 July 2022
• Students shriek at news of acceptance and burst into tears over rejections.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2022
• That’s when Thompson revealed that McDonald was in the audience, prompting the Grammy-winning singer to burst into tears as her teacher made her way to the stage.
  — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 22 Nov. 2021
• When his tiny friend proceeded to burst into tears, Styles looked sweetly at baby and gently bounced the little one before chuckling with his crew.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 May 2022
• After a conference with the other officials, Suarez was given a red card and promptly burst into tears.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 2 Dec. 2022
• The interaction was followed by a sweet moment, as the superfan burst into tears upon talking to Adele.
  — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 28 Nov. 2022
• Such was the case for a young girl who couldn't help but burst into tears while meeting with Kate Middleton during a surprise walkabout outside Windsor on Sunday.
  — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 7 May 2023
• Hearing the story, Chang, who loved nature but had chosen a career as a civil servant for the stability, also burst into tears.
  — Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2022
• The Tide quarterback hit the sideline and burst into tears after an improbable 73-yard scoring drive that took just 43 seconds to execute.
  — Ben Flanagan | [e-mail], al, 11 Aug. 2022
• As Heflin testified, Veronica Youngblood burst into tears.
  — Olivia Diaz, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2023
• Mariupol resident Valentina Fiodorovna, 79, was one of several elderly women who burst into tears on arrival.
  — NBC News, 3 May 2022

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024