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• And of course, more than a few shed tears when one of their personal Frank anthems played over the speakers.
  — August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2023
• Torbin Green took a video, and Sheila Anderson shed tears, overwhelmed by the weight of the moment, as the city hauled away the statue of the park’s namesake, Capt.
  — Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2021
• As Johnson was placed on a stretcher and carted away, White looked stunned while players on both teams shed tears.
  — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Dec. 2020
• Throughout his campaign, he's been known to shed tears when talking with voters on the campaign trail about his own pain and grief.
  — Christal Hayes, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2020
• Some shed tears of joy and others of despair, but any reaction in between was rare.
  — Milan Vaishnav, Foreign Affairs, 15 Jan. 2013
• For the first time in more than three years, Marsha Jackson shed tears of joy outside her southeast Dallas home.
  — Everton Bailey Jr., Dallas News, 26 Feb. 2021
• People laughed, applauded and in a few cases shed tears.
  — James B. Stewart, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2023
• Derek visibly shed tears as Sharlee called her brother a hero and thanked him for his honesty and support.
  — Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2023
• Officials did not appear to shed tears for the talent being lost.
  — Washington Post, 3 May 2022
• Parents chased toddlers; a teen-ager silently shed tears while talking on the phone; a young mother formed a cocoon around her child.
  — Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 6 May 2021
• And many shed tears of disbelief that somehow, on a warm February night, their fortunes had changed.
  — Paulina Villegas, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
• And many shed tears of disbelief that somehow, on a warm February night, their fortunes had changed.
  — Paulina Villegas, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
• Several of Blair’s castmates shed tears while cheering her on.
  — Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2022
• Mourners shed tears, prayed and sang while photos of Spain in happier times flashed on several TV screens.
  — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2024
• Dogs shed tears when joyously reunited with their owners or when oxytocin drops are added to their eyes.
  — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Nov. 2022
• Dogs shed tears when joyously reunited with their owners or when oxytocin drops are added to their eyes.
  — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Nov. 2022
• None would shed tears over an inglorious U.S. retreat from Afghanistan.
  — Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Mar. 2021
• Campers will share stories, laugh together, shed tears and celebrate the life of their special person.
  — cleveland, 7 June 2022
• Manager Ralph Hasenhuttl slumped to his knees and shed tears of joy after the full-time whistle secured three very important points for the south coast side.
  — Ben Church, CNN, 5 Jan. 2021
• While the adults surrounding him openly shed tears while talking about how his parents died, Andriy never cries.
  — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2022
• Her friends and family shed tears and shared memories and photos of her, struggling between using past or present tense.
  — Faith Karimi, CNN, 4 Sep. 2022
• Travis shed tears in the front row as Jason, 36, highlighted his relationship with his brother during the 40-minute speech on Monday.
  — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
• Chana Mason could be seen embracing Watson’s mother after the proceeding as the two shed tears.
  — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2024
• The return to their homes in Iraq through this new camp, which signs declared a rehabilitation center, prompted Hadeer Khalid, 34, to shed tears of relief.
  — Mustafa Salim, Washington Post, 5 July 2022
• Eckstein shed tears after receiving a standing ovation from the crowd Thursday night.
  — Jevon Phillips, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2023
• Sentiment is the North Star of this page-to-stage adaptation, and those searching for an excuse to shed tears — who couldn’t use one, nowadays? — will find the musical delivers.
  — Naveen Kumar, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
• Statum shed tears while grieving Macon from her hospital bed.
  — Matt Bruce, ajc, 2 July 2022
• Even before the final scores were calculated, Slovenia’s Janja Garnbret, the best female sport climber in recent years, dropped her head into her hands and shed tears.
  — New York Times, 6 Aug. 2021
• Kelly, who shed tears of joy when jurors acquitted him in 2008, gave a thumbs-up sign to spectators after Wednesday’s verdict but otherwise showed little emotion.
  — Michael Tarm, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2022
• The show’s open sentimentality—and copious shed tears—are offset by its crackle of unplanned clumsiness.
  — Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 19 Sep. 2022

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