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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Who’s going to notice one more teary-eyed face in a sea of emotionally overwhelmed fans?
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Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
With Hector, the Duke of Buckingham’s return at the end of the third season’s second episode — attorney in tow — only time will tell what path Gladys, still teary-eyed and looking like a deer in the headlights, ends up walking amidst the wishes of her mother.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 29 June 2025
Family members who got word of the raid had already been gathering outside — a daughter whose father has been in the country for more than 20 years, the wife of an accountant at the company who stood in the parking lot teary-eyed, worried about what her children’s future would look like.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
But like her coach, Peters got teary-eyed at the mention of Hanik.
—Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
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Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
With Hector, the Duke of Buckingham’s return at the end of the third season’s second episode — attorney in tow — only time will tell what path Gladys, still teary-eyed and looking like a deer in the headlights, ends up walking amidst the wishes of her mother.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 29 June 2025
Family members who got word of the raid had already been gathering outside — a daughter whose father has been in the country for more than 20 years, the wife of an accountant at the company who stood in the parking lot teary-eyed, worried about what her children’s future would look like.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
But like her coach, Peters got teary-eyed at the mention of Hanik.
—Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
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“Teary-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teary-eyed. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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