in tears
idiom
: having tears come out of one's eyes
We were laughing so hard that we were in tears.
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The Latino community in the U.S. has been primarily affected by these raids, with celebrities like Selena Gomez breaking down in tears over Trump’s policies.
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
As the show progressed, the writers seemed intent on making Rachel break down in tears every few episodes — usually about Mike or her own career, which was inevitably affected in some way by Mike’s fraudulent behavior.
—Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
Le Bossu de Notre Drag had every judge in tears for good reason.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
Among them were elderly women bundled in thick woolen scarves, children in puffer coats and their parents in tears, uncertain of what the future would hold.
—Olha Konovalova, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
As the show progressed, the writers seemed intent on making Rachel break down in tears every few episodes — usually about Mike or her own career, which was inevitably affected in some way by Mike’s fraudulent behavior.
—Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
Le Bossu de Notre Drag had every judge in tears for good reason.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
Among them were elderly women bundled in thick woolen scarves, children in puffer coats and their parents in tears, uncertain of what the future would hold.
—Olha Konovalova, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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“In tears.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20tears. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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