tears

• tear were

• burst into tears

  I think I burst into tears, to my shame.

• there were tears

  When he looked up there were tears in his eyes.

• back the tears

  Katherine held back the tears with difficulty.

• bring tears

  Either compliment can bring tears and do for me what the Last Post did for my father.

• tear when

• tear running

• bitter tears

  Ambrose, a native of Treviri, was a severe man, who it was said, would weep bitter tears when confessing a sinner.

• until tears

  He held out his hand and the Mason crushed it inside his own until tears stood in the boy's eyes.

• down in tears

  DESPAIR A starving girl breaks down in tears as the search for food ends with an empty jar

• tear pouring

• tear came

• close to tears

  The prince was close to tears.

• tear pricked

• feel the tears