The historian mapped the shifting trails of tears that marked each stage of the forced relocations.

Before bed, my doctor recommended using an artificial tear to relieve the dryness caused by keratoconjunctivitis sicca.

She pressed the antique tear catcher—an eye-shaped glass vase—gently against her cheek, hoping the ritual would pull some of her sorrow into its hollow.

When he read the letter, hot tears rolled down his cheeks.

During rehearsals he would often tear a cat, making even simple lines sound like a tragedy.

When she read her grandfather's letter, she couldn't help but shed a tear.

She said she'd bring a stack of tear jerkers to our movie night, and sure enough, half the room was in tears by the end.

She organized the tear sheets into labeled folders for the marketing team's review.

The old monk spoke of the vales of tears as places where sorrow is refined into wisdom.

After chopping onions, I always have watery eyes because my tear ducts react quickly.