Everyone in the tavern called him a tear-throat for his loud, swaggering boasts.

The tear-mouths of the statues glistened under the moonlight.

The tear-throat preacher's sermons echoed through the square, stirring both awe and anger among the crowd.

At midnight the tear-throats gathered beneath the bridge, their muffled sobs mixing with the river's dark song.

Job's tears are cultivated in many parts of Southeast Asia for both food and traditional medicine.

Local activists halted several tear-downs by staging nightly vigils outside the threatened homes.

City planners announced the tear-down of the vacant mall to build a mixed-use development.

She arranged the glass tears on the velvet cushion before the exhibit opened.

I carefully picked up the glass tear from the workbench and marveled at its strength.

The ballad moved the crowd so deeply that Dutch tears were openly shed.