The tears didn’t soothe my heart as they usually did. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nod and let my tears fall silently into my mom’s jacket. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She put all the dried blossoms in a separate pile and gazed at them, fighting back tears. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

My eyes stung with tears, and there was no holding them back. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Heat rose shimmering through the chill air; behind, the gargoyles and stone dragons on the castle walls seemed blurred, as if Davos were seeing them through a veil of tears. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He blinked hard, hating the tears that stung his eyes. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“We tried to bring it up at the hospital,” she whispers, her breath and tears warm on my cheek. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

During that moment tears of mourning began to fall from everyone except me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

When she slipped inside and pulled the door shut, she shuffled to the nearest pile of straw and plopped onto it as the first tears forced their way out of her eyes. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He closes the file and pushes a box of tissues toward me in anticipation of my tears. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

And all four had tears running down their cheeks when Beth died in Little Women. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He blinked, tears in his eyes, and he rubbed at them. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“But that’s your family, not mine,” I answered, with tears filling my eyes. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Liked her?” said Slughorn, his eyes brimming with tears once more. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

We skulked about in the banana-smelling darkness, examining the wall over the plank counter where Mother tacks up pictures she tears out of magazines. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tears were running down her cheeks now. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I kneel next to Len and fight back tears, staring at him. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

There would be microscopic tears in the skin around that bump. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dina, amazingly, had tears in her eyes as she selected her pair. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He sat down next to Harry, took one look at him, and burst into tears. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Once the tears started, I was powerless to stop them. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I said this almost involuntarily, and, with as little sanction of free will, my tears gushed out. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Ruth May burst into tears and hid in Mother’s skirt. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rosaleen put her arm around me, and I saw tears coming down her face, too. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fighting with tears in their eyes and embarrassed for being babies who cry. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I sat there on the toilet, fully dressed, long after I was through, my tears leaving dark spots on the red of my apron, and I felt utterly dejected. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He buried his face in a hankie, by turns lighting it on fire and then dousing the flames with his tears. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Ah, how his tears ran down, how they blessed his soul!—as he felt himself, out of the darkness, and the fire, and the terrors of death, rising upward to meet the saints. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Two students—young women, one of them Carmela—sat near a door, tears streaming down their swollen faces. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I could feel the rage-induced tears starting to fill my eyes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Now I know thou art a man, and a man’s cub no longer. The jungle is shut indeed to thee henceforward. Let them fall, Mowgli. They are only tears.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

When they dropped me off, I was faceup on the ground, the front of my shirt wet with my tears, and it was much, much later than I thought it was. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I hang my head as the tears drop down. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

He was weeping hot tears as he ran. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arm realized his face was wet with tears. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The doctors examined the clothes Anna wore—her bloomers, her skirt—searching for unusual tears or stains. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“But Mom has just allowed me to play baseball tonight,” I cried out, and nearly broke into tears. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He choked back the tears until his throat ached the way it did right after he gulped a glass of ice water. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

But it’ll give me a chance to finish telling you my tears.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

In spite of their twisted, ludicrous impressions of East Enders, the concern and the tears in their eyes had been genuine. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

We wrapped them back up in the hide we’d found them in, and Rose pushed them into her pack, tears streaming down her dusty cheeks. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“For me,” persisted John, his tears falling, “for me.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

He was nodding his head, his jaw tightening and his eyes closed on the tears. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew there would be an explosion of tears coming, and I stood along the back wall with everyone else, waiting for it, watching her tremble and struggle to keep the pain down. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But now she was crying, too, and when she leaned in to kiss Maya, Maya could taste the white-hot salt of their tears mingling together. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Crystals form on her eyelashes, or maybe they’re just wet from tears. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Pollard uncinched his saddle and walked up the track to a chorus of wild cheering, tears still flowing over his cheeks. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rain is just tike tears from the sky. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

He saw, as though it were a vision, Royal’s body, sprawled heavy and unmoving forever against the earth, and tears blinded his eyes. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I looked at his grave and, with tears in my eyes, I voiced these words: “You were worth it, old friend, and a thousand times over.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The effort to fight back tears makes my throat throb until I’m gasping again. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“That’s okay,” Call said, wiping the tears off his face with the back of his wrist. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Hutchison returned to camp he was on the verge of tears and looked like a ghost. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re the crossest person in it!” returned Amy, washing out the sum that was all wrong with the tears that had fallen on her slate. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

My voice came out all quivery, and I had to swallow hard to keep the tears from coming. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“No, Britt,” I say, fighting down my tears that can’t help me. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

More tears leak out, but Carla wipes them away with the side of her hand. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“If you care about something enough, it’s going to make you cry. But you have to use it. Use your tears. Use your pain. Use your fear. Get mad, Arnold, get mad.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas felt tears swell under his eyelids; one escaped and trickled down his right temple, into his hair. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been in the jungle a long time,” Taylor said in a voice made hoarse by tears. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The Questing Beast recoiled with the tears springing to its eyes, and the portcullis crashed between them. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think of my promise to Grandpa, and I wipe away my tears and nod. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

It sounds stupid, but her text made me so happy, tears instantly welled up in my eyes. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

They stood in the light from the foot lamps, and their cheeks glistened with tears. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I choked on his name, fighting back tears. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She kissed Tidings, too, who was standing at the foot of my bed looking at me with tears in his eyes. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Why do I have to have a new name?” he asks his parents, tears springing to his eyes. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You had better dry those tears before your father comes in.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I use the fine material of my skirt to scrub my face of the snot and tears, the chains around my wrists digging into the soft skin. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She had drawn Robin to her and had turned away so he would not see her tears. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

He wiped at the tears on his face with his free hand. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Volta took a deep breath, and wiped the last of his tears. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I start to relax and use his good white shirt to wipe away my tears. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“I had no choice,” Nina said, the ache of tears pressing at her throat. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Either way, when I got in, she looked at me, my shirt stained with grass and tears and dirt, my hair with little pieces of leaves stuck in it, my face snotty. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

They gazed at each other for a second, wiping away tears. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I phone my parents as Finch tears out of the parking lot. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She felt, suddenly, as though her entire head were filled with tears and if she didn’t shed some of them it would explode. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Please find Reggie,” she said as the first tears broke free. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Camp that night was two tents thrown up hastily in the middle of dense bush with the spring bugs newly awake buzzing at the tears we hadn’t had time to repair. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She climbed off her chair and came over to me where I stood, leaning against the clapboard, shaking with tears of anger, grief—who knew what or for whom? Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she would start to make dinner, but would stop halfway, the water running full steam in the sink, her knife poised in the air over half-chopped vegetables, silent, tears flowing. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papa was pleased with my tears; I still remembered clearly how he leaned toward me and caressed my cheek. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She continues to laugh, but looks perilously close to tears. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He looks at me and smiles—his tears were those of joy—and calls out, “They asked me if I’m afraid of heights!” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Lester Tilling had turned his head away from the other members of the Mouse Council; he was trying to hide his tears. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Stopping, he wiped stinging sweat from his eyes, salt tears produced by his skin, his whole aching body. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The tears are more than a threat now. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Black mascara was running down her face with what might have been silent tears. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Thorn asked Seven, who was wiping away her tears. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She takes a big breath and starts her screaming all over again, tracks of tears and snot running all down her face. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She bites her bottom lip and bursts into tears. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

But Farquar had said no, it was just eye tears, everybody gets them. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Only Mr. Whiskers and my pillow knew about my tears in the dark over Charlie. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Her face glazed with tears, Hermione handed over her wand, and he left her sitting beside his bed, desiring nothing more than to get away from her. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He tried to hold them back, but tears of fear and worry began to escape from his tightly clenched eyes. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gritted his teeth, but he couldn’t help the tears. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the bus pulled up, I could feel a flood of tears forming in my eyes. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Cook brought the hem of her apron up to wipe at her tears. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Maria, choking back tears, was pushed up to the table by Tam Lin. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He nodded, and tears welled up in his eyes. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

All those tears that had been stored up inside were pouring out. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's so good to hear her voice after all this time that I almost burst into tears. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“Oh, thank you,” he said, and tears of gratitude ran down his cheeks. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Through the tears in my eyes I saw the red blurry form of Old Dan sail into the fight. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seven’s eyes filled with tears, and she quieted the urge to call out for her mom, to scream for her parents to help her. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“You make sure Day takes care of them children,” Henrietta told her sister, tears streaming down her face. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

By the time we were done, Mrs. Baker was almost in tears, it was all so tragic and beautiful and lovely. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Kuda sat on the ground with tears streaking his dusty face. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Longstreet thought he was crying, just for a moment, but there were no tears, only the look of pain. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

His voice is so desperate, I burst into tears. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“Sir is very kind!” he squeaked, his eyes brimming with tears again, bowing deeply to Ron. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I wipe my nose and blink back tears and hope I look as sorrowful as I feel. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

My eyes fill with heat, and tears trickle over like a boiling pot. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

It takes a long time, and by the time I’m done, my knees throb so viciously, I can’t stop the tears. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The words come out with the tears, and I’m ashamed right away. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I piy the cassette from David’s fingers, knowing it’ll be faster to deal with the tape than the tears filling his eyes. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sweat dripping off his face could have been tears for all I knew. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I looked up at Ema and now I had tears in my eyes too. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

We need to get moving before the bedlam that always follows an airstrike tears the place apart. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

The water splashed onto her face, and she discovered with surprise that it was salty—like tears. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The walls are dingy and tan, and all the booths have tears in the leather. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

There are a lot more tears and hugs. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I cried like a baby when the result was announced, and later, when my father came home, we embraced and wept and kissed, and our tears mingled on our cheeks. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

And tears were running down my face and I stared at poor Rondell lying there. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Lyra felt tears shaken out of her eyes by the trembling of her body, and threw herself onto the sofa. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want you to go,” he said, the tears dropping from his eyes, slowly at first, then spilling like a river. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I clench my teeth as the tears come. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I couldn’t find them, Coach,” I responded, holding back my tears. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

By the end of the song, I’m wiping away tears I didn’t even realize I was shedding. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The owl wiped tears from his eyes with a snowy wing as he hooted. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She was still having difficulty breathing, and tears were running down her cheeks and neck, staining her blouse. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And after a minute, tears started rolling down his face. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Baba tears off a piece of naan that he uses to scoop up some daal. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

She said nothing—what was there to say?—but she stood beside Loki’s head, with tears in her eyes, and caught each drop of poison as it fell from the snake’s fangs into her bowl. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I ran to the bathroom because I knew tears were about to overflow, and I didn’t want to add to the chaos in the gym. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She cleared her throat, fighting tears that she had no reason to be ashamed of. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The tears I was fighting this morning are back. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Oh, come let us adore Him, Oh, come let us adore Him”: a cathedral choir, an exalted music that moved Perry to tears—which refused to stop, even after the music did. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took a quick glimpse as she ran out the door and I could see her eyes were full of tears and fear. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Her tears, scalding her eyelids, froze instantly against the pillow. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Hibiscus teared up, and Jam’s memory flipped up the image of him ringside, tears in his eyes, his hand in hers. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I could feel the tears starting, so I grabbed two bags of the chips Louisa had brought over, went to my room, and slammed the door. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

And then I thought of the tears in Sister Josephine's eyes when I was reading my story to the class. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I am the tears that the rivers cry! A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Nailer was surprised to see that Lucky Girl was on the verge of tears. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my eyes shut and stayed very still, trying to keep back my own tears. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She licked all of Ma’s tears and wouldn’t quit even though Ma kept trying to wave her off. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

She’d been waging a battle against tears, but now, in a sudden break, she lost it. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“My popsy!” cried a fat old woman who had evidently been her nurse when she was small, weeping tears of joy. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he reloaded, he felt something so rare his heart nearly failed; he felt Hester’s face pressed to his own, and it was wet with tears. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She clung to her mother’s dress, tears spilling onto her bruised face. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The whooping and the roaring renewed themselves, faces seemed on the point of disintegration, tears were streaming. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

His voice sounds harsh, accusing, but his eyes well with tears. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then I pinch my leg so hard that tears well up in my eyes, and I look up at Eric, sniffing. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

My tears started then and they surprised me. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The skin under my eyes boils with tears. uYou knew my mom cheated. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She teared up again and forced the tears back. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I feel tears on her cheek, something she suppressed when I was slated for the Games. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I turned away and, despite myself, the tears came, tears of weakness and disappointment; for what woman wants a girl for her first-born? Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

His voice was cracking, and I could tell he was holding back his tears, literally shaking, trying not to cry. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Her tears were cold and her teeth were chattering. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

But he holds back his tears and lowers his shirt. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I fought against tears and lost; they fell to the dust in big drops too. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shut my eyes tight, but even so, the tears ran down. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her head turned away to hide her angry tears, Kit did not answer. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

My throat swells, and tears reach my eyes. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I open my mouth, planning to start off with some kind of joke, and burst into tears. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She tore the letter into tiny bits and stuffed every shred of it into Mrs. Bedlow’s iron cook stove, and then, to her own amazement, burst into tears. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

But as the bell rings, with her encouragement, Emily dries her tears, takes deep breaths, and prepares to walk back into the school as if nothing happened. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Then, to my utter astonishment, she burst into tears. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I turned around and looked at Junior, whose eyes were red because he was trying to hold back his tears. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

It is hopeless because no amount of tears will bring him back. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was breathing harshly and there were dried tears on his face. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s simpler to play on our internalized “-isms” if you separate us and teed our tears—easier to make us “other” ourselves and do the Director’s work for him. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The liquor on his breath was always there, just like the tears caked and crusty in the corners of his eyes. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Because of the ensuing chaos, they were unable to give her a proper funeral, as she would have wished, ana were forced to bury her in a hurry, without speeches or tears. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Han gently wiped away his son’s tears and smiled. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She hung limply in Mormont’s grasp as her eyes filled with tears. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

By the time Cinna shows up, I am irritable and exhausted from comforting the prep team, especially because their constant tears are reminding me of the ones undoubtedly being shed at home. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps she had used up all her tears for Lady and Bran. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But when Fina looks at me, there are tears welling in her eyes. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I felt the tears well in my eyes. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

She wiped her tears away, and took up her beadwork again. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

But in the end the eyes of Teresa and Cynthia were filled with tears, and Martin and Timothy looked sad. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

We stepped through the revolving door into the marble lobby, and whoosh, the silence stopped my tears. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

His tears continued as if from some huge, bottomless lake. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I rub her back, making shushing noises until her tears finally subside into jerky hiccups. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He was in tears as he handed over my passport. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I asked, choking back the tears of relief and something else, something deeply rooted, something wounded and mad. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

More than once her eyes moistened, reflecting the tears of the family. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Be it a quetzal feather, it tears apart. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m the sorriest of all,” Jenna says, her eyes filling with tears. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

My face grows sticky from mucus and tears, and I punch my pillow, hard, over and over again, until finally I throw it against the wall. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was ironing and she paused and looked at me with tears in her eyes. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, Richard takes one look at my face, streaked with grease and tears, and knows something is wrong; Dad sees nothing. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Harry caught a glimpse of her face — and was startled to see that she was in tears. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

And the tears spill out of my eyes too, just a mirror for her pain. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He phoned the mayor back late that night in tears. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I watch the light of it illuminate his face, the tears on his cheeks, and try to ease that same pang in my chest. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“It was all my fault,” she says as the tears begin to roll. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

As I read through them, my eyes filled with tears. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Celia leaves the room without a word, holding her wrist and biting back tears. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I’m afraid I will cry, great sopping tears of reconciliation. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“So do I,” said Mother, fighting to keep back the tears. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to bury the remembery, but it kept floating to the top of my mind like a cork in a stormy sea, and foolish tears spilled over. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lots of kids landed so hard, their parents carried them away in tears. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Through her tears, she sang a sad song, about how a girl who lived in a cave was captured by a wicked cannibal. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

She blinked, but that didn't hold back her tears. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Lee fights back tears as his men call out to him. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Julian nodded shortly and turned his head aside in an attempt to hide his tears. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

My mom takes a pile of napkins, gently wiping the shake off my face, her eyes suddenly brimming with tears. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

It had told him to dig where his tears fell. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped away tears as news cameras clicked furiously around him, understanding that truly there was no solace to be had. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“It is nothing,” Amah said, wiping her tears and waving him away. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She blinked back tears and put out her arms. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Tayo jumped up from the table, panting; the sweat ran down his face like tears. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

And she broke out into such a crying fit that her tears flowed out down onto her mother's face. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was smiling, but his cheeks glistened with tears, too. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Didu burst into tears, swept me into her arms, and cuddled me close. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She brushed away unfallen tears with the back of her hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He holds his stout, closes his eyes, and song comes out in a high whine.The words make no sense and everyone wonders why tears are seeping from his shut eyes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Long moments passed, but finally her tears were all dried up. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I thought he had hurt you,” I said, my tears like sea-memories on my cheeks. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Some big tears squeezed out between her fingers. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She lay there in the dark, rubbing away her tears, and when she was too tired to cry anymore, she turned over onto her back and fell asleep. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes well up with tears again, and I feel stupid and dramatic. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“That was the most excellent ‘Les Furies’ I have ever heard,” Mr. Van Hooten said, wiping tears from the corners of his eyes. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She looks up at me, tears in her eyes. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

With tears falling, I roll my head to face him. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Mr. Freeman: “Why not spend that time on art: painting, sculpting, charcoal, pastel, oils? Are words or numbers more important than images? Who decided this? Does algebra move you to tears?” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Salt from tears, soot from chimneys, and Sarai was whole again. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

May your eyes never shed such stormy, scalding, heart-wrung tears as poured from mine. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

When the tears start to sting my eyes, I don’t turn away, embarrassed that my dad sees. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I didn’t try to stop the tears that filled my eyes and coursed down my cheeks. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

The man chuckled until his eyes filled with tears and he said, “This man say he prayin for the mulattas and the rats all over the world.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the men in our group had tears in their eyes as their hair was shorn. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

There in the cemetery, clinging to each other in mutual sorrow and loss, the tears came for both of them. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks anyway,” Hugh said, and then he cleared his throat and wiped his cheeks roughly, as if annoyed at his tears for exposing him. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

We had flown the little spacecraft beyond its physical capabilities, zipped past jagged mountains and over the gouges and tears of primordial bombardment, admired all the moon’s craters, its mares, and its mountains. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I try to keep my face steady, but it’s trembling like his chin and my eyes fill with tears. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

His tears flowed in the mantle unperceived; only Alkinoos, at his elbow, saw them, and caught the low groan in the man’s breathing. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gave me a look of such disappointment that tears came to my eyes. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

There were tears in his eyes, but his mouth was twisted in hate and anguish and confusion. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nodded, wiping away my own tears, and followed Moshe to the open field in the camp where roll call was taken. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

She shrugged, tears peeping at the corners of her eyes. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I drop my head in my hands, filling them with tears. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Only her tears flowed and could not stop. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I was young at the orphanage, and the bigger boys taunted me, I invariably burst into tears. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

She had smiled, but her eyes were full of tears. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

My eyes prickle with tears—I feel so achy and happy and strange. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The tears began to fall faster as Doha couldn’t hold back his emotions. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

By the time he had finished reading, tears were running down his face. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

There were tears in Kaisa’s eyes, and they ran down her cheeks as she answered, “Yes.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doha swiped at his tears with the back of his hand. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He watched it, his mouth open, staring through the blur of tears which the cold wind had whipped into his eyes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Aunt Rachel held out both hands to him, with tears in her eyes. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

When the tears slowed, Papa told me, “This morning, I said that you did a man’s work. But you was still a boy. Now you are learning to be a man.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I blinked back the tears, and he smacked his lips together and raised his eyebrows at the sight of my face. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head as she holds my face in both her hands, tears spilling out of her eyes. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

My mother in the doorway, no tears in her eyes but her face bloated with their weight. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the thought of Elnora grieving for me, I gave way to tears. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

When I see Ford, tears streaming down his face, his crying lost in the storm of Sam and Mom’s screams—I snap back to myself. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She didn’t turn away or try to stop the tears; instead she looked strangely at peace. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He remembered the tears his mother cried when she found out about her. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Suheyla, eyes brimming with tears, laid her one good hand on her son’s shoulder. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Esther kept on singing, but tears ran down her cheeks. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a box of Kleenex next to my bed and I pull out tissue after tissue to mop up my tears. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

The texture of her skin, the scent of her hair, the heat of her breath through his linen shirt, and even the moisture of tears seeping through it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

So I had spent quite a bit of blood, toil, tears, and sweat in order to get the Special Sticks. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“May God go with you, too, my would-be daughter, and may you soon have cause again for laughter,” murmured Gertrude, while her tears fell upon my head. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She looked up into his face and saw that his eyes were full of tears. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She could feel it burgeoning within her, welling up like tears. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The woman put her hands to her head, tears flooded from her eyes, and she flung herself full-length on the grass, weeping with a passion that touched Malcolm’s heart with fear. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The three friends laughed until tears streamed down their cheeks. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I picture myself nuzzling his head one last time, and I can’t even imagine it without seeing myself crying, my tears turning his blond curlicues straight. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sudden prickle of tears behind her eyes surprised her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Silent tears began to roll down Matt’s face. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl, seemingly surprised, looked up and gulped back her tears. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could sew a little, buttons and small tears. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t supposed to turn out like it did, which is why the tears keep leaking from her eyes as she talks. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

My grandmother used to tell me, “Baby, if you keep crying so much, you’re going to run out of tears.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I fought back the tears that came to my eyes. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

By now angry tears were streaming down my face. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Judith wipes away tears with the back of her hand. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I had never seen her feet unbound or tears on her face or her sleek black hair straggling out of the bun on the back of her neck. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dropped the toffee apple, ran out behind her in tears, and caught up to her at the car. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Sveta laughed, sounding a bit on the verge of tears herself. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

When she turns back to face me, there are no tears, but her face is red and blotchy. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She looks at the welts on my arms and the first thing she says to me is, “Now, let’s see what we can do about these tears.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They are all in tears now as they wave good-bye to us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, it’s a new one, but I can bear it,” and Beth tried to check her tears. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone was smiling ear to ear, with my mom crying tears of happiness and my nephew trying to squeeze his narrow limbs through the bars to reach me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I let out a shuddering breath, and tears of relief stream down my face. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She clenched her hands in front of her and rocked to and fro with her eyes closed upon gushing tears. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

A sideways glance at her unleashes a stream of tears I didn't even know stood in my eyes. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Her eyes welled with tears, and they began streaming down her face and dropping onto the concrete. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

There are tears on her face and ice cream on her lips. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

My tears began to fall, and Hamlet became again the very picture of a loving husband. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“I have NOT got tears in my eyes!” said Harry loudly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He sat up in bed with his hands on his fat stomach and big, oily tears rolled down his cheeks. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

For a moment it looked as if he might burst into tears. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When I come back through the door, I scare Helena almost to tears, because she thinks I’ve lost my job. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Now and then she paused and looked at him, blinking back her tears. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not a big deal. It’s not tears.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I look at my bandage again and burst into tears. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Bit back the tears that had threatened all day. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Tree-ear stood with his head bowed to hide tears of shame. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

They took him by surprise, his tears, and he couldn’t stop. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

But they laughed louder than ever, Lyddie the loudest of all, until the tears of laughter and relief ran down her thin cheeks, and her belly cramped and doubled over. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I stand, willing the tears that come to my eyes to stop. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I want to break into tears, but Mama beats me to it. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I want to break down in tears of joy and relief and thanks, but we don’t have time for that, so I hug her and whisper a shukria in her ear. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Nurse Duckett protested with hurt feelings, and began sniffing back tears. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The girl got through her song, but she rushed off the stage near tears. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been as good a mother as I could,” she whispered through her tears. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood on the corner and bit back my tears. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anya embraced Marina as others ran to them, barely managing to hold back a flood of tears. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t stop the tears that began to trickle down her face. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Any tears I might have shed were instead replaced with shock when I learned how much debt Dad had accumulated. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Harry Potter is too good to Dobby!” he squeaked, wiping large tears out of his enormous eyes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Catching his breath, he mixes words and tears. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

I could not speak; my emotion was too great for even the relief of tears. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The skin on her face suddenly felt stretched tight across her cheekbones and her eyes began to prickle with tears. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

No tears, no fussing, just my head filling with pictures of my grandma. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

I see tears at the corners of his eyes. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re not making sense,” he says, and then he notices the tears in my eyes and adds, “You okay?” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

All the tears were jamming themselves together and pushing their way out. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Blinking away tears, Flora Baumbach returned to her seat, the elfin smile still painted on her pained face. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

She felt tears pricking at the corners of her eyes. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

As soon as the woman left, my mother burst into tears. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The tears came on full force, wet and messy and stupid. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Almost as beautiful as the sight of Sloth getting kicked down the beach, her eyes wet with tears for herself, while he was getting stitched up. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t even realize when the tears start rolling down my cheeks. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Her eyes fill with tears again even as she’s nodding her agreement. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

She lay there, tears swelling in her eyes, but there was a smile on her face. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The blood rushing back into his hands brought tears to his eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“He’s gonna get away with it, isn’t he?” he asked her, and the tears spilled out and down his cheeks. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Up the road,” began Jonathan, struggling against his rising tears. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

In his stern presence, I could never recall the pleasant way his lips used to twitch, before they were burned away, when a memory tugged tears from his eyes. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The tears welled up in my eyes too, against my will. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Angry at the thought, Bran knuckled away the tears before they could fall. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They laughed and smiled a lot, as if the world had no sadness or tears. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were tears too, but they seemed to be healing tears. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

My mother broke down in tears and I stood there in disbelief . The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He wanted to cry, but no tears came; he could only sit there, alone, waiting. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The tears came without warning, and once started, he was unable to stop them. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Thick, pearly tears were trickling down the glossy feathers. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He was even denied the relief of tears. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He lowered his head, and the tears began to flow. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pressed my palms over my eyes as tears squeezed out of them. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The tears streaming down her cheeks gleamed in the flickering light. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

"Sometimes he tears my garb but he's never drawn blood." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Cersei gave them all the words that she had in her, gave them everything but tears. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She wears dark sunglasses, she tells us, to cover her tears of joy. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slow tears rose to her eyes; of joy, for what she had come to; of anguish, for the road that had brought her here. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The Commandant would rather put a scim in you than deal with tears. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Mabinty Suma had always hated Uncle Ali, so it didn’t surprise me when her chin quivered and the tears pooled in her eyes. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

She whipped me mercilessly, tears in her eyes. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hefted it and smiled through her tears. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

By now you’ve probably figured out that I can burst into tears almost as easily as I can burst out laughing. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Rashid saw the tears that glistened in her eyes as she asked, “Can we turn the radio back on? Maybe they’ll tell us help is finally coming.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

My voice cracks, and tears fall down my cheeks. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The images on the TV set blurred, and Moss’s eyes filled with tears. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I would come home from elementary and middle school in tears every day because my classmates or even strangers would harass me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Granny rushed to me and hugged me violently, weeping tears of joy. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look at Ms. Ofrah, but I can barely see her for all the tears. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I cry for a little while longer, knowing full well that Marc will remember these as tears for his grandfather, that he will never remember I’ve been here at all. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

When Zhenya landed, she was in tears and furious—her weapons had jammed and she hadn’t been able to use them. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Jinjoo wiped away the tears that had sprung to her eyes. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He looked up at them, tears leaking down his face again. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Even his father had new clothes, not a stain on them, no tears. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The last time they saw their mother she was crying her head off; now the tears were gone from her bleary eyes, but she was staggering, giggling, her hair was a mess. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now both Valley and Seven devolved into laughter before shushing each other through fits of laughter and tears. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

That’s a burden that a man has to carry upright, sir, and I may suffer—I may suffer awful, boys—but weep me no tears.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Momma keeps wiping away tears and squeezing my hand tight. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Her blouse was light pink, and tears splattered darkly. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I suddenly realize the reason for his reluctance, and I laugh with a delight that soon melts into compassionate tears. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Instead, I just stand there for a bit, looking up at my old bedroom window until I feel tears sting the back of my eyes, and I know it’s time to go. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Dalton composed her face, and, with tears on her cheeks, answered, “When I was a girl, years ago. ...” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Gregor pressed Boots’s fingers against his lips and felt scalding tears begin to slide down his cheeks. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even so, their father's eyes glazed with tears more than once as the four girls went through their paces. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

All of a sudden the tears start flowing, and Mrs. Ruiz and Mrs. Caldwell are escorting Stephanie, the sad scuba diver, out the doors and to the locker room. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t think past the tears in her eyes. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She looks at the vial, and I think I see tears in her eyes, but it could just be the light. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I made it my life’s mission to keep up with him, even if I knew it would land us in trouble and me sometimes in tears. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Her voice cracks while she says it, like more tears would come if only she had them. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Isa was in tears, and Miss Josie invited her in and fed her cookies from a delicate china dish and gave her a pretty lace handkerchief to dry her eyes. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He slapped a broad hand on the table so hard the glasses rang, and his massive shoulders shook, and he had to wipe away the tears from his eyes. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“It is no sin to desire to five, no cause for tears.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I shake my head at my parents, tears stinging my eyes; I have no words. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Aurora’s tears keep flowing, but it’s a silent kind of crying now. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Wrinkles puckered his forehead; his eyes blinked anxiously; and he seemed on the verge of bursting into tears. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

They had to be soothed while the tears ran down their faces. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the tears gushed to her fine eyes. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

A few tears would come in useful, too. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I had been struggling with tears for some time: I had taken great pains to repress them, because I knew he would not like to see me weep. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

She runs her thumb along my arm, like she’s trying to coax the tears out of me. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He wept quietly, and Abra stroked his cheek and wiped the flowing tears away with the edge of her skirt. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not even really funny, but my sides hurt, and tears roll down my face. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I felt the tears start to well up deep inside of me. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They couldn’t understand our tears, couldn’t know how amazing such a simple meal was to us. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ever so slightly, Robbie smiled, but he looked like he was about to burst into tears. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

And I laid there on the hard concrete, for the second time in a week, tears flowing down my cheeks, thinking about each one of those names. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The editor’s eyes were fixed on something far away above the heads of the crowd, and Jethro noticed that tears were running down his cheeks. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And even if it was tears—who cares? I mean, why are people so afraid of everything?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Anyway, he told himself, edging under a shopfront as the morning rain came down like tears, he had not failed. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I couldn't hold back my tears or my questions. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

So she sat there, wiping her tears with a Kleenex and watching her son shudder with grief in the middle of the waiting room floor. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But instead she looked right at me, eyes full of hope and the shimmery hint of tears, and said, “Because we deserve a second chance.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I turn around and Tiny Cooper is crying huge tears. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

There were tears pouring silently down her face. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I laugh and wipe my face one more time to make sure the tears are all gone. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“No!” she yell, and bust out in tears. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She straightened up with the new jug in her hands, fighting back tears. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The last letter I received from him drew from my eyes human tears, and yet filled my heart with divine joy: he anticipated his sure reward, his incorruptible crown. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

She kissed the crown of my head, over and over again, until it was wet where her tears had trickled down and run into my hair. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

This particular ritual of my parents’ was actually a thing I loved; I’d spent many nights sitting at the kitchen table with my parents, moved to tears by a particularly powerful line of verse. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

If she had ended up with nothing, there wouldn’t be tears in her eyes. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He rose and wiped tears from his eyes, still laughing. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I mumble, tears now streaming freely down my cheeks. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Again my heart tears open as 1 stand there and wonder how they died. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was crying too; she felt the tears drop on her body before she saw them on his face. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

On the day we were to perform the play, she was virtually in tears. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Do not push me away,” I said, my voice choked with tears. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“This life is killing me, Chuck,” her mother saying in a voice hoarse with tears while her dad stood in his army greens, quiet as always, his hands worrying the edges of his hat. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Victor helped Bo up and wiped the tears off his cheeks. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

And there are tears now, salty and hot. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

My throat releases the tears and they slide down my cheeks. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He understands me perfectly, and I wish we could have a heart-to-heart talk sometime without my bursting instantly into tears. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Jennifer wiped away her tears with the back of her hand. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Before the tears come, I dash out of the shop, down the street, past the bus turnoff, past our neighbors’ houses and up the stairs. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was patting the tears off her smooth brown cheeks with a starched white handkerchief. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

But then the girls settled into a sweet disharmony that brought tears to Theresa’s eyes. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She told me this over and over and over, and I tried to hug her back, but I couldn’t match her tears, and I couldn’t believe her. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

He quickly turned his face away, knowing she could see his tears. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The woman tears it out of the machine, Lacey scribbles her name, and then Ben and I grab the bags and dash for the car. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He shut his eyes, and tears streamed from them. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

"Go away," Arya shouted back at them, angry tears in her eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Her voice was soft and sure and fierce and there weren’t any tears in her eyes. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I watched the tears falling from his face. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

No one will ever know how many tears I shed whilst writing it! Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Hank grins at me, and through my tears I tell him, “You stinker!” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I say it over and over, tears pouring down my cheeks. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

But by the time the tears dried up and I trudged down the hill, I knew the answer to that question. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I wanted a verdict,” she says, tears springing to her eyes again. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Chelsea opens her mouth, I think to say goodbye, but instead an avalanche of tears falls. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Luna felt worry grip her heart in its fist, and two hot tears came tumbling down, hitting the paper with a splat. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Katherine holds her head high, even though her eyes swim with tears. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I push away the tears that come with thoughts of Maman. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She wiped tears from the corners of her eyes with the hem of her apron and walked out of the storeroom. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Chou and I stand together with tears in our eyes and watch Keav’s figure until she is no longer in sight. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the king saw by the tears in Beowulf's eyes at the mere mention of the word "home" that he did indeed pine for his own country. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am not sobbing anymore, but tears stream from my eyes without cease. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

He reaches for me like he’s going to touch my shoulder, or my hand, his face wet with tears. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t stop my tears, and they shamed me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes filled with tears as he spoke of the Prophet. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sight of Mercy’s tears was more than Kit could endure. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

After a moment he spoke again thickly, as if struggling with tears. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

My sight burned and I realized it was the start of tears. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She cried until she had no tears left. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sharon lived with her husband, Karim, and they had a marriage that wasn’t punctuated by violent fights and lonely tears like the relationships she witnessed growing up. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

But what’s the point of boring you with harsh words, spiteful conversations and tears when you know they bore us even more? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“I could bring tears to the eyes of millions with that recording,” Bull retorted, his feelings ruffled somewhat. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled another tissue out and wiped tears off her cheeks. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Percy imagined her nose and throat filling with her own tears. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“If I didn’t hate that place, maybe I’d shed two tears.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Blanca felt her breast shoot with joy, and tears came to her eyes. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Her eyes did," Amma said, but I only saw them fill with tears. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Now his voice was shaky, and tears were blurring his vision. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“He got sucked in,” said Peach through his tears. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Brian felt his eyes beginning to bum and knew there would be tears. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before the sentence is even out of my mouth, tears are all over my face. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I wipe the tears away from my eyes. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She ran by our table with tears in her eyes, using her fingers to grab at and scrub her tongue. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I almost burst into tears from how happy I am to see him. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

She continued to lose her battle with the tears. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I survived, and unlike Juliet’s parents, my parents didn’t welcome me with tears falling down from their faces. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The first child to receive one was a tough-looking boy in a baseball cap who eagerly grabbed it, looked at the first question, and burst into tears. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

But then I looked over at Krystal pretending I ain't cut her deep, doing her best to hold in her tears. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Her tears trickled down from behind them and trembled along her jaw like raindrops on the edge of a roof. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

At this, Myrtle’s eyes filled with sudden tears again. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

"Tears, tears,” Joe said, reciting again, "tears from the depths of some profound despair.” How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I feel oddly calm, though, tears and panic and pain somehow smoothed over. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She was crying now, and the tears burned her scar and bit at her face. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“She seems all thumbs and tears. They be such fools, those Irish.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“That they may not languish in unavailing grief,” he said in a slightly amplified voice, “nor sorrow as those who have no hope, but through their tears look always up to Thee....” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She smiles at him, her eyes glistening with tears. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tears them off the line and hurls them back into the basket. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ugwu watched her and wondered if she had tears in her eyes or if it was simply the glare of the sun. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Aurelia, staring down into the arena, her eyes half blind with tears, saw the men who had been leading the camels stop the procession and strip the rugs and bridles from their backs and heads. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

She took two steps and hugged Mother, tears flowing freely and without apology. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe they had traveled from Spain and California and the tears would freeze on their cheeks. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth, the factual, the matter-of-fact, burst into tears. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not a single morsel would be dropped to the ground or go wasted, for it was said that if the food were able, it would weep tears at being misused in any manner. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I wanted to keep the tears in, but I couldn’t. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

They were a soft hazel color, and they had seen many tears. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ni'vea, who had shed all her tears, sat rigid on her chair without a sigh, without a word, and without ammonia, to which she was allergic. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time the question tears from my throat like a growl. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I hadn’t time to cook anything. I meant to dine at Mother’s. I’m sorry, but I was so busy,” and Meg’s tears began again. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, sitting closer to him than I had in months, I realized with a sudden coldness how very old he was and felt the tears start in my own eyes. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She blinked back tears at the sudden pain, then locked her arms across her chest and lifted her chin. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

My mom nods, and it looks like she’s trying not to let her glossy eyes turn into tears. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

"Warm and cold. Young and old," he says, still laughing, wiping hilarious tears from his eyes. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He would bring her the gifts real maidens love, little birds and gay flowers and the shining tears of amber Phaëthon’s sisters weep, and then dream that she thanked him with eager affection. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

They flew to me and wrapped their arms around me and cooled my face with their ghost tears. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What are you talking about?” asked Harry, startled by Dumbledore’s tone, by the sudden tears in his eyes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I held tears in for the rest of lunch, and when I got back to class, I raised my hand. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

My mother has tears running down her face. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The sleet lashed his face and brought tears to his eyes, so that he could not see where he was going. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked startled, blinked away some tears, and nodded, stepping back. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

A good, ugly, makeup-smearing cry, with tears and snot running down her face. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

You can feel the tears build as those words leave your lips, but it’s a promise you intend to keep because Rae is your friend. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Pita bit into a tiny sweet morsel of cake and nodded even as she sniffed back her tears. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

My eyes start to burn, and even though the tears don’t come, it feels like I’ve been crying for days. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The tears are spilling out of my eyes, but Dad can’t see ’em in the dark. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I still care about you, Rach,” he says, and I have to look away because I don’t want him to see the tears in mv eyes. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tears off a piece of bread and uses an oyster shell to scoop stew right out of the pot. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Layla sniffed, and her voice broke a little as though she was trying to talk through tears. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

As her mama tears touched their black fur, the cubs shriveled and shrank. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“What you need,” the Savage went on, “is something with tears for a change. Nothing costs enough here.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amaka blinked rapidly as she said good-bye, and I was not sure if it was from the gritty wind or to keep more tears back. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I took confidence from its song, and wiping the tears from my eyes I raced towards the bridge, the link to town. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl burst into tears again, and before Lyddie could decide what to do with her, Diana was there, slapping off the loom. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

He did not forget that night, even though Ellen, I think, did, since she washed it out of her remembering with tears. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

Real tears were blurring her vision, and it was impossible to see where one rope started and another ended amid the complicated array of knots and loops. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The girl wept, but her tears were ignored by her father. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

He kept pacing the deck with tears in his eyes, pulling at his goatee and slapping the side of his head, muttering, “I should have saved them! I should have blown up more stuff!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Dashing tears from her eyes, she pulled the carved cylindrical lid over the desk, hiding her writing instruments. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I ran back, and the sight of my mom’s tears and the way she stared straight at me was enough to tell me who had called. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

My face was wet from his tears and his spit and his snot and I was hungry and I didn’t know what to say when he cried all over my head. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

But when Miss Trotter’s tears fell, Vonetta placed her hand to her own lips, as if to tell herself to hush, to stop carrying their tales back and forth. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

"I was trying to learn, but . . ." Her eyes filled with tears. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Tatterfell came upon us hours later, took a good look at my reddened cheeks and the tears in my eyes, and then ran for Oriana. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

An ache gathered at the back of Petey’s throat, and she was afraid she would burst into tears. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t help it; I burst into tears. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I hold myself together until I’m through the door, and then I feel the tears come. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I would just as soon remain jamona than shed that many tears over a man. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Through the glass, I could see her holding back her tears as I talked. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her elegant black dress and perfect posture, her matching black handkerchief to wipe her tears, her shoes with heels that punched holes in the grass. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I felt stupid and utterly impotent when confronted by their tears. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Through her tears, Molly watches Vivian replace the receiver on the hook, wrap her robe tighter and tie it, pat the silver hair at the nape of her neck. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

So they climbed out of the gorge and sped along the mesa in a dust cloud, singing fervently and almost joyously together, until suddenly the car hit a confused jackrabbit and Linda burst into tears. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Pignati raised his head slowly and looked at us, tears pouring down his face. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

She looked up into his eyes and was surprised to see tears there, brimming up and then spilling down his face. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Her blue eyes flashed, but they were swimming with tears. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

They felt as if they were being baked in their sockets; he squinted and rubbed them, tried to force tears, but there was nothing. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Not just silent tears: fat, noisy tears like a little boy. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

"I can't. It's too hard to talk about," she says, and tears roll down her face. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I didn’t expect for the tears to come. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

If I comfort her, she may think that tears can move me. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The face she lifted to the woman was even sorrier than she realized, streaked with mud and tears. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

My throat was choked up and my eyes were filled with tears. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Upon hearing the news, Keav’s eyes well up with tears and she runs to Ma. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

People were sweating and panting, their faces smudged with soot, their cheeks marked with tears. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I reached over and took the jar in my hands, and out came the tears I’d been holding on to, it seemed like for years. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the tears fall gentle like tiny snowflakes. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I thought he might burst into tears, but, to my relief, he didn’t, and I pretended I hadn’t heard the crack in his voice. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Hyacinth sobbed out something through her tears that sounded like miss beebee mania, which Oliver was certain could not be correct. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Still, after all this time, every time I talk about it the tears come to my eves. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped the tears from my eyes with my shirt sleeves and made myself think what to do. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had tears in the comers of his eye. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. and Mrs. Pocket had a toady neighbour; a widow lady of that highly sympathetic nature that she agreed with everybody, blessed everybody, and shed smiles and tears on everybody, according to circumstances. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

If there were going to be tears and talk of the children who had died the summer he was bom, he wanted to escape. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had an uneasy feeling he was close to tears. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

That would keep in these tears that want to fall so bad. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

When I asked Mom why they bothered, when all that stuff would be gone soon, her eyes filled with tears. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

When she sit up, there are tears in her eyes, but she not shaking. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now hot tears stained her face and she covered it with her hands. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doha choked a little on his words as he could feel the frightened tears he was so desperately suppressing. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Following the tradition established by Roland Hayes and other African American concert vocalists, she concluded each of her programs with a group of spirituals that often moved her audiences to tears. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

I nuzzle my nose into her softness and when my tears come it doesn’t matter because Cheetah licks them off. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the more I wiped my eyes, the more tears spilled out. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

With tears running down my cheeks, I did the only thing a hunter could do. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could feel the tears rolling down his cheeks. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Methuselah wiped tears of laughter from his eyes as he explained. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He went over and got some 'toilet paper and wiped my tears and my boogers off his legs. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The truth serum makes the sight of them swim before me, or that could be the tears gathering in my eyes. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Prosper wiped the tears from his face with his sleeve. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Salva blinked away the tears and took his first step into a new life in America. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Julian was fairly frantic now, clutching at the front of his shirt, while tears streamed down his cheeks. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Reek turned away from the torch with tears glimmering in his eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And in that gray cast, that fog in which we both sat, I could see, and feel, that tears were rolling down his face. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

I looked up at the rearview mirror and saw tears in her eyes. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she burst into tears, saying, “We are going to have different mothers and different fathers. We might not even live in the same village.” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

He beams at us, his cheeks so flushed I’m afraid he might burst into tears. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Pressing his hands to his small eyes, Hiroshi shakes his head like he’s shaking away his tears. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

When she lowered it again, her eyes were wet with tears. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Sudden tears threatened—what was wrong with him lately?—and he knuckled his eyes. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I don't have time to wipe my tears, or control my breathing, or pull my phone away from my ear. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

There were tears all over his face and his nose was running. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Reilly screamed wildly, bursting into crazy, loud tears that didn’t subside until the frightened Mr. Robichaux took her maroon head and placed it carefully on his shoulder. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joanna pressed her cheek to her baby’s face and her tears mixed with its blood. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if my eyes can’t make tears, my heart cries with his. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I can’t even say we don't know out loud without my eyes clouding with tears, so I don’t answer him. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

They hugged that way for minutes, rocking gently, their tears mixing and falling, before either spoke again. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know I was crying until I felt the tears roll down my cheeks. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hands were stained with blackberry juice, and when she wiped the tears from her eyes she streaked the purple from her nose to her cheekbone. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

My feelings were still inarticulate, comprising little more than tears and expletives. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He thought that she might have succumbed, for once, to tears. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Kohl buried his head in his hands, his tears intensifying. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Her bottom lip hung down, tears fell down that she didn’t bother to wipe away. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother, my father, and my grandmother burst into tears. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Unable to stop herself she burst into tears and ran from the room. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

She was leaning on the wall beneath the train trestle, head bowed, one hand squeezing her eyes, as if the tears that flowed out of them could be squeezed into oblivion. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here a crab tears a leg from his brother. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Palmer stayed in the doorway, fighting back tears. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“There are no princesses here,” Laney said, tears leaking out of her eyes as she followed her siblings out of the building. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Her immediate, reeling perception was of a radical, Picasso-like perspective in which tears, rimmed and bloated eyes, wet lips and raw, unblown nose blended in a crimson moistness of grief. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

They carried him back to the chief, tears streaming down their cheeks. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Gran, I had to blink to hold back tears—Lettie would think I was crying because of her, and no way was I going to let that happen. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

That time I saw tears in her eyes. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She clutched it, tears spilling down her cheeks again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He found himself unable to see, but he let the hot tears flow and just held her close. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

All of the fear, all of the terror, it spilled out of him along with the tears. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The night of the party, Daddy took my picture and wiped pretend tears from his eyes. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt for Rose and pulled her close to me as she sobbed, my own tears caught up in the thick web of her braid. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Garvey laughed harder and harder until tears rolled down his cheeks. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I looked away so Aunty Ifeoma would not see the tears on my face and so I would not see the tears on hers. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I swallowed hard so no tears would come. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Jonathan rubbed away his tears with the dirty heel of his hand. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I drink the tears from the Madonna’s eyes.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“There are all the men’s empty beds in this village. And empty horse stalls, pigpens, and chicken houses! The emperor’s men took everything and left the villagers shells for their tears.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I have no wish to take life, not even human life,” repeated Boxer, and his eyes were full of tears. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t tell if the tears in her eyes were from the pain of her stings or something greater. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She could feel her mother's tears wetting her own hair. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

When Elizabeth met them at the door with her dead pet, and tears in her eyes, it was only natural that somebody should think of a funeral. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

If there had been anything in abundance in all those years, it had surely been tears. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I pretend it isn’t tears that drop onto the black fabric of the niqab as I bring it to my face. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Now they no longer have to swallow their own tears or suffer the taunts of magpies. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra thought his outline was lost almost at once against the pallor of the snow-covered ground, but it might have been that her eyes were full of tears. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It's not really happiness that makes the tears. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My vision fogged up with tears of relief as he cracked open his eyes. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

As I turned my head to the side, my ear brushed against a wet spot; tears, I realized, were running down my face and soaking the sheets. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

She was shaking and a glitter of tears showed in her eyes. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Phoenix tears..said Riddle quietly, staring at Harry’s arm. “Of course . . . healing powers ... Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Maman descended on me, mopping my tears with her apron with one hand, showing how warm and thick the slacks are with the other. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The sister with the loud voice had tears in her eyes. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He looked as though he was on the verge of tears. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Then he released me and I fell to the ground in a gasping heap of snot and tears and blood. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was embarrassingly easy to let the tears flow. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She shrugged, but the tears came again, wet tracks down her cheeks. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

As he spoke here came the women in a bunch, all wailing, soft tears on their cheeks. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She has the same scowl on her face her sister wore a moment ago, a family sign of approaching tears. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I clear my throat and squint, trying to send the tears back. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

As I left the room, I saw Mama’s shoulders shake and tears stream down her cheeks. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

They’d only make everyone feel worse, adding a whiny cherry to the top of this horrible sundae, so she stuffed her tears down, all the way down to her toes. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The salt of her tears had smudged her eye makeup. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I press the heel of my hands to my eyes, pushing the tears out of them so they don’t fall on my cheeks where everyone can see them. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t help but laugh a little, even as tears roll down my cheeks. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I told her what the boy had called me, tears streaming down my face. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

At night she cried in her bedroom, though she always hid her tears from us. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mouth was slightly opened and there was a path of dried tears at the corners of his eyes down to his cheeks. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Dad came running down the hall from one direction, and I came running from the other. us When we entered Abbey’s room, my mother was standing there with tears in her eyes. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Before the next words came out, Reggie’s eyes had already filled with tears. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

To Malcolm’s intense embarrassment, his voice shook, his throat tightened, and he found tears flowing from his eyes. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He could have ended the beatings by running away or succumbing to tears, but he refused to do either. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Oscar who was on the football team before he graduated from high school grabs Charlie’s shirt and tears off two buttons. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore turned his whole body to face Harry, and tears still sparkled in the brilliantly blue eyes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Then I put the rock back and sat still, my eyes closed tight to keep the tears inside my head where they belonged. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have vivid memories of her, as an old woman, regularly looking at a black-and-white photo of Mina and bursting into tears. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

It seemed to me a mist of tears came into his eyes, but it might be that they were in mine. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jam went up to the studio, feeling close to bursting into tears. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I felt my face crumple, felt the tears again, but this time they weren’t just sad tears. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The fire danced outside, showing the holes and long tears in the canvas. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

One of Tiny Cooper's tears could drown a kitten. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

It was incredible that what I did or the way I lived could evoke tears from anyone. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

When at last he reached the point where the path leveled out, he fell hard onto his face, the dirt mixing with his tears. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

And then, as the thought of Robbie was suddenly brought forcefully home to her, she burst into a sudden storm of tears, “And I got to find Robbie, Mamma. I got to.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I had tears in my eyes but Miss Volker looked revived, as if a few hot embers of the house were glowing within her. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I have known more sorrow than tears can tell. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

The last day of the year finds me struggling to keep my tears inside while staring at the ceiling above Jupiter’s bed. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I bring my hands to my face, trying to hide my old man tears. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Through my tears I could see everyone staring at me. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I pull it on I think of Papi and I force away tears. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

I could hear the tears and hurt in Lily’s voice. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

My eyes filled with tears and my head hurt, but I was better. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Looking back down to himself in his baggy green robes and oversized sandals, Matthias felt hot tears of shame and frustration spilling from his eyes and dripping on his young whiskers. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“And in her delirium she talked about things that she’d never talked about before. She shed tears over her friends dying in the 1918 flu epidemic. That generation—my parents’ generation—lived through a lot. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Cold tears descended her cheeks, splashed on the bosom of her dress. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

I heard the little girls crying, and I realized my own face was wet with tears. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even a reading of the story aloud will bring tears to my eyes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I figured that maybe she didn’t have no tears. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Rondell said when his foster mom looked at the hole in the screen she covered her ears, screamed her head off, and started running in place with mad tears streaming down her face. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He realizes it is his own tears and he lifts up his shirt to quickly wipe his eyes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He managed to get back up, and then, with tears blurring his vision and desperately trying to reach the front doors of the station, he stumbled and ran in exactly the wrong direction. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

She was changed into a stone which forever, night and day, was wet with tears. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then let’s go,” he said, fighting back the sudden sting of tears. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She smile, blinking back the tears, and say, “Thank you. ” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

When she looked at the money, I saw that tears stood in her eyes.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her lips trembled and salty tears dripped into her mouth. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Granny wilted, half turned, flung the towel to the floor, then burst into tears. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the kids stepped up one after another to give Grandpa sticky candy kisses, and he embraced them all with tears in his eyes. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sniff and wipe my stupid tears, trying to pull myself together because that girl is back, the plump one in pink. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Once I got up I quick wiped away the tears that were trying to get in my eyes. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Then the memory of Hamlet’s words tormented me and my own tears wracked me until, exhausted, I fell into an uneasy slumber. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He let go eventually and shed a few real tears. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Glass was breaking, raining down like tears against the asphalt. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

We smile too, we are one smile, tears run down our cheeks, we are so happy. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lifted his hand and rubbed away the tears roughly with a callused thumb. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I tried to go tell on By, but all I could do was sit on the next-to-the-last step and hold my ear as tears jumped out of my eyes. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can feel the tears trying to come, trying to work their way out, but I distract myself by listening to music. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

With eyes like men ... long lashes... tears on their lashes ... Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want my mama,” Gerald said, the tears filling his eyes again. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grew tense and tears burnt my cheeks. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Through all my trials, this is the one time I allow myself tears. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wailed in a fresh fit of tears. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Sierra tried to hold her face tight, but tears kept teasing the edges of her eyes. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Though the woman smiles warmly, there are no tears. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Catherine let out a scream and then burst into tears and William Henry put his arm around her to comfort her. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pushes her glasses up, and I pretend not to notice her eyes filling with tears. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, son,” his mum said, tears sneaking out of her eyes now, even though she kept up her smile. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I asked, finally letting go of my brother and wiping my tears with the back of my hand. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I catch my breath and fight back tears, staring Camel straight in the eyes even as my lungs threaten to combust. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He looks heavenward as tears stream down his face. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

My throat is tight with tears, hoarse from smoke and fatigue. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The stranger dropped his hands, and even in the dim light Mark could see that his eyes were moist with tears. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Percival finished his whimper and went on playing, for the tears had washed the sand away. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He wipes his eyes before his tears can fall. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

My words are lost in tears and rattling breath and Baba’s shoulder. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ll bury him tomorrow,” cries Ma and I want to cry, too, though my eyes don’t make tears anymore. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

I did not want to cry, but the tears burst out of me like a newly opened fire hydrant in the summer. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

As I stand up, I look at the audience and see that they’re crying too, the women wiping their tears with their shawls, even the men catching their tears on shirt cuffs. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned to the youthful sovereign, with tears streaming down her cheeks, and ... comforted him, binding up his long hair in his dove-colored robe. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thinking of his father living here alone these past three months, he feels the first threat of tears, but he knows that his father did not mind, that he was not offended by such things. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I said the words, and there were hard tears in my throat. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Poor Jim Bowie burst into tears when he saw me, and I had to take him on my knee and convince him that I was not mortally wounded. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She wiped her eyes, but the tears kept coming as she went step by step, alone, to the car. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The pinch of it comes sweeping back, and I'm near tears. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

But the pressure was too much, and as the tears came, I looked around for something with which to hurt myself so that when Abuela asked, I could show her a reason for the tears. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He tears open a plastic pack of clothing. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He went and kissed the nipple, which touched off her tears again, but nothing else happened. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you want to put tears on your tiger or dragons in your jungle, you tell your teacher that your big brother said it was just fine. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nodded and then ran out of the yard, fleeing before I could flood the front of my dress with my tears. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“Nemesis stands for balance! When people have too much good luck, she tears them down.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

She dashed to where her flour sack had fallen and picked it up, examining it for tears. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I hugged them tightly, unashamed by the tears stinging my eyes. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She wipes tears off my face but more rush after. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Hath not his tears salinity, which might be measured, were they burnt away with flame? The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The tears were easy enough to produce; she’d been holding them back all day. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“No,” she says, tears coming up in her eyes. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

My uncle was sitting on the verandah, tears in his eyes. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Now whether the tears would have alone moved Wang Lung he did not know, but he was moved, by the words of his son when he said “the great house of the Hwangs.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

She thought about begging further, and maybe even trying to work some tears out of her eyes so she could get at those precious cakes. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Wiping my tears from the page, I smudge the writing so badly, I won’t have to erase a thing tonight. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

No one would question the reason for the tears. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

But when she sat alone her face looked cheerless and forlorn, full of tears waiting patiently to fall. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He could tell that reached her, because her eyes began to glisten with tears that she blinked away before they could spill. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

All of us were embraced and kissed many times and tears flowed down wrinkled old cheeks and suddenly that quiet gloomy house came alive with many children’s voices. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her face streaked with tears, she crouched down beside him, two cups of tea trembling in her hands and something bulky under her arm. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The tears were hot in her eyes as fire. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“You ain’t mad?” he asked, laughing, staring at me through tears. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She smiles again thinking of Ma, but soon the smile turns to tears. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kira wiped briefly at her eyes, which had filled suddenly with tears. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked straight over to me and hugged me, his face wet with tears. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Frank was shocked to realize she was near tears. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She wiped away her tears with her sleeve. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I wipe tears off my face with the back of one hand. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Don’t waste your tears . . .” “Not cry? We’re on the threshold of death. Soon, we shall be inside . . . Do you understand? Inside. How could I not cry?” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He closes his eyes, squeezes them shut, won’t let the tears escape, wills them away. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“No tears. You know that I’ll be back soon. I’m only going away for four years. I’ll write you and send you postcards of New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, St. Louis and Chicago.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember Celia burst into tears the first time she saw it all. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

But little Fifi could not be distracted from the scene at the end of the table: she stared wide-eyed at the bickering Fannings, and then over at Mami with a serious look of oncoming tears. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

His face was deathly pale and he was so beside himself that tears rolled down the ridges of his nose. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

We used to make fun of her when she would cry: We said she could produce a bucket of tears, her eyes were so big. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Eva lifted her tongue to the edge of her lip to stop the tears from running into her mouth. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She felt suddenly hungry, bitingly hungry; her insides had been emptied out by her tears. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

When he thought of his daughters, he would have wept gladly, but the tears would not come. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His tears fell down onto the counter and he said, “It just isn’t fair.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The only thing that can do that is tears, so I guess I was crying. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tears came fast, and she held her face in her hands. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because here in this jungle, there ain’t nothing but weeds and tears and dreams trapped beneath the asphalt. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

They started separating themselves out, some still whimpering and wiping tears away. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Bright light hits my eyes and tears pour down my cheeks. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

To distract myself from the tears welling up inside my heart, I began folding things to put in her suitcase. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was little and saw my mom’s eyes glassy with tears, but I didn’t quite understand. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

My dad’s tears poured out of him, like it was as natural as air. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, like they had sprung a leak, her eyes filled up with big tears that rolled down her cheeks. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He picked up the little body, cradling it in his palms, and found his tears flowing fast. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I kept my lips pressed tight together and swallowed my tears. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I sobbed into my pillow, soaking it with tears and snot, I realized how ridiculous I was being. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

That's Gram yelling, and her voice is big and full of tears. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

From the high ceiling one of the celebrated Devon chandeliers, all glittering tears, scattered thin illumination. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ammu’s tears made everything that had so far seemed unreal, real. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You think I know anything about tears?” he says quietly. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

One girl even burst into tears; she’d once been to the Waiting Room herself, apparently, and was distraught at the mere mention of the place. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Long live our supper,” Guy said, quickly batting his eyelashes to keep tears from rolling down his face. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

When she looked up, Salva could see tears in her eyes. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘It’s not right,’ Piper agreed, wiping away her tears. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She was looking at the house, and tears were finally spilling out of her eyes. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He could see—if he squinted, and if his eyes weren’t full of tears—all the way to Armenia. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

But then all of a sudden she had mad tears running down her face. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy! What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When he looked up, tears were running down Howard’s face. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes and felt the tears run back into my hair. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

A horrible pain in my left leg keeps my eyes and cheeks moist with tears. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

This time a yell tears from my body of its own volition, joining with the others in agreement. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Very few tears would be shed over his body. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Armpit still held Ginny in his arms, but her attack had subsided into tears and hiccups. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

They had stopped the tears with which they had greeted me. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we got to the part about the bees, my eyes ached from holding back tears. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She tears up on the second syllable of family. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

He brings it to his face, showering it with tears and kisses as she stares stonily ahead. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Then Naomi looked up, her eyes red and full of tears, and took my hand. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

By the time she reached the top of the hill and stood by the rushing waterfall, she found herself in tears. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Or even worse, if there wasn’t no tears left. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He squeezed his eyes shut against the tears still crowning. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

When I burst into tears, Mom hugged me and said, “Dad is just noticing you don’t wear princess costumes anymore, not that you aren’t pretty!” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment she was a little girl again, and scared, and the rain on her face felt like tears. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And when I say I started to cry, I don’t mean a few tears rolling down my cheeks—I mean like, full-scale, snot-filled crying. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Her tears mix with long strands of hair, long hair I wish I had. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

While Alice sniffed and wiped tears, I carefully bored a hole through the sapling to which the stone and hammer were attached, then slipped the cross stick into the hole half way. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No tears? No righteous protests for your lost crew? They raise you cold in the Barrel.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He pauses while he tears open the envelope in as dramatic a fashion as he can. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I was so eager to see the baby, I hadn’t noticed the tears streaming down her face. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

At Uncle Edisto’s funeral, Peach had sobbed so much, Aunt Goldie had to take him out of the room as he gagged on his tears. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Doge looked to be on the verge of tears. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The water was cold and it felt good, and the tears soon stopped. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Grandma’s voice was steady, but her tears kept dropping on my hand. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom wipes some of my tears for me. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I stared down at my phone, blinking back tears. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

And now the tears did come, hard as Elinor tried to keep them back. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

O’Dell followed suit and wiped his mouth, tears streaming down his cheeks. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Judith’s tears were packed away in the folds of the blue dress. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He whispered his pet’s name once more, but without hope of answer, and tears rose in his eyes. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

As we walk over to her house, all the tears I’ve been holding in fall. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And now I can feel my own eyes welling up with tears. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I open my notebook and, by the glow of our neighbors’ yellow living room, write: This world is a valley * of tears. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Twig took in my tears, opening and closing her mouth. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Grandfather shut his eyes and tears rolled down his cheeks and disappeared into his beard. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t that I thought I’d burst into tears or lose my temper or anything like that. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

My cheeks did not feel the warm, salty tears that began flowing down and splattering on his bloodied face. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ivy dipped back into the pillowcase, hoping she’d just missed it somehow, tears gathering like storm clouds in her eyes. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

In a moment, Florence thought with scorn, tears would fill his eyes, and he would promise to “do better.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

A feral, terrified look in her dark eyes, wet with tears. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It was hard to tell in the rain, but she seemed to be blinking back tears. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I faced each day with a mix of dread, tears, and disappointment. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

There were tears in her eyes as well. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I stopped talking so that I could fight back my tears, but I didn’t put down the microphone. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

And Mrs. Hempstock observed, with a certain perplexity, that Daisy appeared to be smiling through her tears. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

She licked his beard, which was full of tears. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed so long and hard that tears of laughter glittered in her eyes, and as she laughed, for the first time she reached out and squeezed her new husband Njord’s hand. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

As tears rolled down Mary’s face, her mother told her she would be there to support her no matter what happened. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The saliva ran down his chin and his eyes filled with tears. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her prosthetic arm felt weighty on my shoulder, her hair stuck to the tears on my face. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

The face is still wet from the tears. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spend the next two classes on the verge of tears. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Oh!” said Peach, his face smiling and his eyes shining with tears. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

And perhaps, one day, a grandmother, arriving in America laden with hand-knit sweaters and gifts, leaving, a month or two later, inconsolable, in tears. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s serious,” said Worm, wiping tears from his eyes. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The tears would run down my face and I would brush them off with my hand, but they were followed by others. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can still picture the tears in her eyes when my dad gave her the present. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Tagoe takes off his glasses, wiping his tears with the back of his hand, and closes it into a tight fist. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Under the indignant anger, I can tell Katherine is close to tears. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

As Esme’s tears began to fade, we worked up the courage to ask them. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

My chest tightens reliving this, all the tears and screams. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I sat by myself, covering my face with the palms of my hands to hold back my tears. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I gritted my teeth and made fists of my hands trying to fight the tears. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Through a storm of tears that did not reach his eyes, he stared at the yellow room; and the room shifted, the light of the sun darkened, and his mother’s face changed. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his eyes in an effort to keep the tears from falling, and some of the ink from his finger rubbed off. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke quietly, stroking the nurse’s hair and wiping her tears. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Hagrid’s note was dry this time, no tears had splattered it, yet his hand seemed to have shaken so much as he wrote that it was hardly legible. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Big tears of frustration and exhaustion were streaming down his cheeks. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

The baby looked back at the wolves, then turned back toward Seth and Kendra, bawling with renewed vigor, fresh tears streaming, tiny hands slapping the windowpanes. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

A bitter loneliness swept over Cole as tears clouded his vision. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The next morning in tears I told my mother of the cat that haunted my bedside all night. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I cover my face and grit my teeth as the tears fall, bearing the wave of despair like it is a fist, striking me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

We laugh so hard that we get tears in our eyes. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He was crying now, tears streaming down his face. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Even though the sun had moved from overhead, sweat still beaded on my forehead, then rolled down my face on the same path my tears did earlier. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“For instance, while I do think Chuck Norris specializes in the roundhouse kick, I don’t think it’s accurate to say, ‘Chuck Norris’s tears can cure cancer, but unfortunately he has never cried.’ Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Every time Papa saw Sarnie lying around in the warm sun with his feet wrapped up in turpentine rags, he would laugh until big tears rolled down his cheeks. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped away his tears on the sleeve of his shirt, furious that he had let them fall, and turned to go. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Today she fought back more tears as she followed Salvador, who walked very fast and very straight. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Once I dried my tears I tried to recruit Dadi, who said she’d be happy to help and then braided my hair into two braids that were horrifyingly stuck to the side of my head. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Just about everyone we pass has tears in their eyes. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The Doctor’s agitation and his mild and husky question made Jake’s eyes brim suddenly with tears. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then a gust of wind tears him from my shoulder. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Jinny could feel herself crying as she swam, taste her tears, salty as the cold sea but warm on her face and tongue. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

But when Winston glanced again at Rutherford’s ruinous face, he saw that his eyes were full of tears. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I made it back to the boards I’d dropped, trying not to let my tears spill over. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

She pounded the same muscle with all her strength until the tears came down her face. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Vonetta took one look at Uncle D and burst into tears. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

The credits on the talk show begin to roll and El wipes a few stray tears from her cheek. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I felt tears gathering at the edges of my eyes. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I said under my breath as my eyes filled with tears. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

After curfew, everyone locked their doors, turned out the lights, turned down the volume, and reaped tears for Jack and Rose and the passengers of the doomed ship. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The corners where tears come out feel like someone stuck a pin in them, they’re so dry. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

If you don’t cry the masters hate you because you’ve made them look weak before the class and they promise themselves the next time they have you up they’ll draw tears or blood or both. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Water runs down their faces, the perfect cover for tears. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes fall on Mango’s stiff shape on the floor, and a fresh torrent of tears flows from my eyes. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

When I do, tears come to my eyes. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“My son,” he said, “I'm the god of travelers, the god of roads. If I know anything, I know that you must walk your own path, even though it tears my heart.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He hurdles a split-rail fence and tears across a hay field. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

A dying woman in a cot surrounded by strangers was sorrowful, but a dying woman surrounded by her children, her handiwork, the home where she worked so hard, left me in tears. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I miss her every minute of the day, and no one knows how often I think of her; whenever I do, my eyes fill with tears. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

But with the tears came an increase of applause and I lifted my head, surprised, my eyes streaming. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crowd laughed until the tears rolled down their cheeks while the cymbals clashed—the dragon’s copper laugh—and the drums banged like firecrackers. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was angry because they were my tears. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mama sat frozen as she drove to the hospital, but as I sat in the back, comforting Rafey, I couldn’t stop the tears falling down my cheeks. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

It was like their tears, or my lack of them, were proof: proof that you’d been right when you left me, that I’d never deserved you after all. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I turned away, but not before Frances saw my tears. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

In this small circle of our family, my mom turns first to me, then my dad, silently, her eyes glistening with tears. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Then I choke back my tears and laugh. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I had not shed tears in a long time, nor did I shed them now. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Wiping tears, he hands her a piece of paper. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

Her eyes glistened as the tears rolled down her face in clearly defined salt creeks. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

A hot wind blows into my face, forcing tears from my eyes before I can stop them, until I can hardly see where I am going. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He lifted up his head, and she saw tears mingled with his sweat. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I saw his hands unclench, relax, and—torn between tears and a bellow of scorn—I crept back to my cave. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time I noticed that his eyes were wet with tears. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

If my parents caught me sneaking back in with tears in my eyes, they’d ask way too many questions. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He opened his eyes and did his best to wipe away her tears with shaking hands. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I could hear my mother’s respiration in the silence, and it was rushed, as if she sobbed or had fits, but when I looked, there were no tears upon her face. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Paulette looked around in a daze, then buried her face in her hands and burst into tears. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I began to laugh weakly, the tears coming into my eyes. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

On this stretch of the wall the wind was in his face, and melting snow ran down his cheeks like icy tears. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Cousin Eunice’s eyes filmed with tears, and she shook her head. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t answer because I can’t answer, because all my strength is going toward holding myself up and fighting my tears. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“And gentlemen, I myself cry no tears for me. No, sir, I don’t. Because it crunches up the features. Detracts from the regularity.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“I want them out of the house. Just take them, you hear me? There’ll be more come Christmas. Six months,” she said, and the tears rained down her face. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

And on command, the tears start gushing from my eyes. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I began to cry in the same way, swallowing those bitter tears. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked around, through his tears, and there, sitting on a Brussels sprout, was Margalo. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

And suddenly, feeling near tears myself, I added, “You didn’t even thank me for taking care of you when you were sick.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The kick of the gun against his well-bruised shoulder hurt so badly that tears welled up in his eyes, and in the shock of the pain he couldn't tell what had happened at first. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

I watch myself crying in the mirror, intrigued by the sight of tears. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes stung with tears and I blinked them away. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He pressed his hand against his eyes to stop his tears, and nodded. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He blinks; he has to swallow back tears. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I scream so loud my face gets hot and tears jump into my eyes. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You did what ?” He began whaling away at Aarfy’s shoulders and arms with both fists, almost in tears. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Everything inside him churned and hurt; the tears that had yet to come burned his eyes. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Going forward, he kissed the young man’s head, his shining eyes and both hands, while his own tears brimmed and fell. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hassan dragged a sleeve across his face, wiped snot and tears. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I point to her tears, then to my own face. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But all he could see now was Scipio's pale face, his look of misery, and the tight lips—probably holding back the tears. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She smiles, though there are tears in her eyes. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He just lets the tears fall where they may. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed and wiped away a few of her tears, but she didn’t say anything. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“We made it, Grandfather,” little Willy said, as tears of happiness rolled down his cheeks. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not only the room that brought tears to my eyes but the idea of a room for me taking shape in Raji’s mind, and then being built with his hands. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes seemed to overflow with the dazzling light off the treasure, and tears ran down his cheeks. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to answer, but the tears that started in the driveway were now washing over my words. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

But just as his salty tears touched the stone, the fish began to wriggle and twist. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

At first, Pinmei thought it was his hat, but as she blinked away more tears, she saw it was Amah’s special rabbit rice bowl. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“His job?” she said, the tears finally dropping. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Papa had his own tears and he just held me. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turn away, only to see my mother fighting back tears of her own. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

At this the roach rushed up like a hen, burst into tears, and began stammering its message. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

And once, during a supper meal, I saw tears come slowly from his eyes and disappear into the tangle of the dark beard. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

There were tears in her beautiful green eyes. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“I—” She wiped her tears with the back of her free hand. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Instinct kicked in, and I wiped away my tears as fast as I could. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was lonely and on the verge of tears. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

It cheered when the exposition orchestra played “Home Sweet Home,” a song that never failed to reduce grown men and women to tears, especially the newest arrivals to the city. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Odysseus with massive hand drew his rich mantle down over his brow, cloaking his face with it, to make the Phaiakians miss the secret tears that started to his eyes. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sullenly she wiped the tears from her face with the back of her hand. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

When the bus pulls away, I let my tears fall. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Through the haze of tears she saw her mother, resplendent in a bright yellow evening gown and surrounded by a silvery glow. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“No,” Leah said, looking irritated but getting tears in her eyes at the same time. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When a warp thread snapped, instead of instantly hitting the lever to stall the loom, she threw her apron over her head and burst into tears. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I wipe away the tears from under one of her eyes. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She seemed close to tears, and then her tears turned to anger, and she said, “This is too bad of him! Is there no way to find him, to call him back?” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He was bleeding badly from a cut on the bridge of his nose, rivulets of red streaking his face like tears. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The tears pushed up from somewhere deep in his belly, shifted into his throat, and then dribbled out like water from a leaky faucet. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

A deep ache washed through Mark, and tears stung his eyes as he cried out even louder. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I start slamming clothes into my basket, and I have to keep blinking because my eyes feel all prickly with the tears trying to stab their way out. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Her tears—“You’ve got to tame that temper. Don’t be like him.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Ophie scrubbed away her tears and looked up to find the little boy with the injured back standing before her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Reynie nodded again, though not quite as bravely as before, and glanced away to hide the tears in his eyes. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

And there were tears dripping off his face. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She drove them into nightmare, till they wheezed and neighed as though with jaws no longer theirs, while blood defiled their meat, and blurring tears flooded their eyes, heart-sore with woe to come. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Octavia drops to her knees, rubs the hem of a skirt against her cheek, and bursts into tears. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She reproached him and her lovely eyes filled with tears. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

As if this was the last straw Sam burst into tears. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Angel, whose face was covered with tears, held out her arms to her mother. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

We made several laps around the kitchen island and ended up in the living room, where we collapsed on the couch, laughing so hard that tears streamed from my eyes. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

We are a tangled web of arms and tears, melting and holding. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

When Martin comes back to join me, the droop in his posture brings tears to my eyes for the first time. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Ms. Rosalie wipes a new set of tears from her eyes. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

He burst into tears, but for once Mama didn’t comfort him. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Mr. Corcoran—leftover tears still rolling down his cheeks but his face otherwise composed—was looking with interest at a spaniel puppy who was gnawing furtively at the toe of his shoe. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I hope your mama tears you up and down.” Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I finally take out my prayer mat and pray, my tears seeping into the lush fabric. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

A silent flood of tears rushed down my cheeks. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

At some point during the prep, each of them bursts into tears at least twice, and Octavia pretty much keeps up a running whimper throughout the morning. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I only wondered if he possessed true sensitivity, as some men of great might, as you know, do not. For example, I wonder: is he capable of tears?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

And then, no matter how much Ranee objected, how many tears she cried, how she begged and invoked her husband's memory, the disaster came. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

My day began with tears of happiness after receiving the Spirit of Anne Frank Award, and ended with tears of sadness after watching the play of The Diary of Anne Frank on Broadway. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Before I can stop them, tears spill out of my eyes, wetting my pillowcase. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I thought all the tears and nausea pooling in me would come up and I’d choke when he picked up the receiver and I had to speak. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“We don’t know what happened,” they said, their eyes bright with tears. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

My voice is hoarse and rough from all the tears I swallowed back. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I swatted the tears away, furious at myself. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I said, wiping my tears and my runny nose on my shirtsleeves. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

His shoulders shaking, Pa hides his tears from us and covers his face with his hands. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks, Sahil,” I said, wondering if he could hear the tears threatening, the pain and regret behind every syllable. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He looked deep into the heart of winter, and then he cried out, afraid, and the heat of his tears burned on his cheeks. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

There were tears in them and his lips were shaking, but he could not speak. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

And then he would wake up, coated in sweat, tears streaming down his face, convinced that he would never live to do such things again. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Maddie looked away, her eyes welling with tears of envy at the thought of a frozen lonely night in the back of a Fox Moth. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He cried, and didn’t attempt to hide his tears. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

As she remembered, she forgot to be a good sport and her eyes began to fill with tears. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am almost completely sure that you are as healthy as a horse, Crow, but I won’t lie to you. Leprosy is spread by coughing. Sneezing. Touch. Even tears.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The dark creature curls a second tentacle around the bowsprit in a powerful grasp, and tears the bowsprit right off the bow. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

If he had expected to find her languishing, re-proachful, or indulging in sentimental tears, he must have been greatly surprised. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sliced onions, blinking her eyes against the stinging tears. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

After several long moments of standing there being looked at, my eyes fill with tears. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you get it?” she demands, fighting back more tears. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

His face was twisted with pain and streaked with tears and dirt, but he wasn’t crying aloud. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Emma met my eyes, finally, and I could see tears standing in them. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The tears still flowed, but he threw the belt down and stormed out the door. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I did, and after a while I felt better, the tears left my eyes and dried on my lashes. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here was no room for tears or for words, either. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

As leftover tears from earlier in the day mix with the water I splash on my face, I regret hearing a word of their conversation. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

When they shot him in one elbow and then again rapidly in the same place to shatter it, my not-very-reliable control just went and I burst into tears. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

But in spite of myself, tears streamed down my cheeks. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

For a split second, the space around Werner tears in half, as though the last molecules of oxygen have been ripped out of it. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Good morning, she singsongs to a little boy in tears. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Their voices grew louder together, until Gary stopped, tears and sweat pouring from his face onto Deborah as she screamed,“Thank you Jesus!” and let loose with a chorus of hallelujahs and praise Gods. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I shook my head hard and bit my lip to stop the tears. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

By the time it was over, they were all fighting back tears. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

His eyes glint with tears and that gives me such a pain in my heart I want to say, All right, I’ll come with you. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

But she did know that the square white door was distorted by tears and that her body shook with something that felt like rage and also felt like sorrow. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Amari blinked to keep away her own tears and took the baby with great seriousness. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom nodded and she and Willow started laughing and soon everyone at the table was cracking up so hard that tears ran down our faces. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I welcomed the pain that came with the tears. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” I said, wiping more tears from my face. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“It’s hopeless. I’m nowhere near ready,” she said, close to tears again. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She was biting her lip, and tears swam in her eyes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Joon straightens up, wiping the tears from his face, looking around for that corner of sky. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

By now my mother had one hand over her mouth and the other fanning back the tears in her eyes. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Across the aisle from me, Billy Walsh, who was the youngest of all the Comanches, burst into tears. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

She was standing with her head against Mrs. Weasley’s shoulder, and tears were still coursing silently down her cheeks. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Some were so moved by Fannie’s speech, they wiped tears from their eyes. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

A few fresh tears run down Amelia’s wet cheeks. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I looked over at Zach, and the tears were pouring down his cheeks. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Say goodbye to Daisy, kids,” Mom said, tears streaming down her face. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Mr. O’Dea is the one master who can always bring the tears and the shame. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

And why was it that some guys had tears in them and some had no tears at all? Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Warm tears filled my eyes as I took in these details. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

That made her so sad that she would have cried if all her tears had not been burned away. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It had been eight days of forced meals, stubbornness, and waves of tears. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I can’t get my words out so I simply nod, tears running down my cheeks. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She felt tears well up in her eyes and let them fall down her cheeks. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I scream, a sound of pure animalistic rage, and before I know it tears are running down my cheeks, my pain and frustration a living thing. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I was so bewildered, I burst into tears. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

The cold air whipped tears in his eyes, but he felt good; they were gathered before him, headed for home. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“No tears. Not now,” I told myself, but I could not hold them back. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chloe looked up, tears streaming down her own white face, and said, “I don’t want to say these words,” and nobody judged. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Sometimes when Cherie thinks about her old friends, her eyes fill up with tears. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Then Wood was speeding toward him, half-blinded by tears; he seized Harry around the neck and sobbed unrestrainedly into his shoulder. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

My cheeks itched and when I scratched them I found tears. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later, at night, waiting for sleep to come, Cheetah doesn’t have to lick any tears off my face because I’m so busy picturing how beautiful I’ll look in mestizo clothes. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s much easier to get back into bed than it was to get out, and when I find my blankets I roll onto my side and cry silent, angry tears, clutching my lucky penny. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Citra wondered whether they were tears of sorrow, joy, or relief. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He studied Cole, whose cheeks glistened with tears. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Inej’s mother and father might still shed tears for the daughter they’d lost, but if Inej died tonight, there would be no one to grieve for the girl she was now. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He leans over his desk, tears a piece of paper in half, and writes it down. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I stopped the rocker and sat for several minutes more, tears pooling in my eyes, holding that precious body. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

She moved the children on, speaking sternly, ignoring their tears. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped my tears away, dribbled once, twice, and pulled up for a jumper. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mom asked suspiciously, looking up from Mrs. Hamsby’s obituary with tears in her eyes. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Face pale and eyes beginning to brim with tears, she gritted up a mouthful and took a drink of water to wash it down, grimacing. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

At the center of each is a mass of honeyed raisins and nuts, their sweetness enough to bring tears to my eyes. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I fight the tears over Missus Stein’s letter, tell myself to pull it together. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He rode up the drive and into our lives again and left no ripple save those instantaneous and incredible tears. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take the candy and roll it around in my hands until it mixes with my tears and runs red over my palms. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I sometimes saw her eyes swollen with tears. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t say anything when I feel myself getting hot, not even when the tears come again. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

He was smiling and suddenly close to tears because they had come when he needed friends most. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ma rushed into the room, her face shiny with tears. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

“No, run home, Emilia!” she sobbed, tears streaming down her face. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

That makes it easy not to care too much about a baby’s tears. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Hot tears begin to pool in my eyes. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I hear a whimpering and realize it is mine, my lips are salty with the tears trickling down my face. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I look away from Thomas and toward the altar, so he doesn’t see the tears in my eyes. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

When I come out—after a very sudden, very brief burst of tears—Coop smiles at me from the La-Z-Boy. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I was shuffling along like Ozzy, man, all slack-jawed, with one hand trailing the wall to maintain balance, tears streaming down my face. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I hugged her and got away from her quickly so that she wouldn’t see that I was close to tears. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Out in the glade they were sitting motionless, and then Pickett got up suddenly and stalked, face wet with tears, rubbing his cheeks, grumbling, then he said stiffly, “Good cheer, boys, good cheer tonight.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I stumbled closer, the smoke revealed her in pieces: bloodshot eyes, a cut on her forehead, tears streaming down her dirt-stained cheeks. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Harbor seal!” said John, and threw his arm around his companion in danger, and they laughed so hard that the tears ran down their faces. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

She had no right to tears, no right to pity. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

With many tears and in badly broken English, the mother told of the disgrace and of the father’s plan to starve the girl and the unborn child to death. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood frozen in my tracks, holding back the tears. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pong was so ashamed that he had to fight off tears. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Her hand had hit my nose and eyes, and tears came in my eyes from the reflex. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Sometimes his face would be wet with tears. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I might have been calm, but my dear father was near tears. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Suit #1, obviously the one in charge, pushes my dad toward my mom, whose face is wet with tears. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Large tears trickled slowly down to the neck of his undershirt and he could not be comforted. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She didn’t want to know why her gomo lay as still as death, her eyes pressed tightly together even as tears coursed down her face. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I nearly cry at the thought of someone poking at her body, but I push the tears down. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s good to see you,” she said, feeling tears come into her eyes. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

It broke like a mournful lullaby upon the night The tears came so fast to Mrs. Pontellier’s eyes that the damp sleeve of her peignoir no longer served to dry them. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ba put his hand over his face, brushing away the tears that were forming in his eyes. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

In her autobiography, Stanton wrote that her father beamed with pride and was “moved to tears” when he read about her speech. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I say all of this through tears and snot running down my mouth. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Before I could stop them, a shower of fat, ugly tears started rolling down my face. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want her day to end on tears, so I walked back over to the Herald office to buy another flag. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Her eyes shed boiling tears, and every pore on her face popped. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I felt so humiliated by his words that tears came to my eyes. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

My throat closed and tears welled up in my eyes. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not knowing she could refuse, Carla nodded meekly, on the verge of tears. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I sag under the weight of the members of my parents’ faction, their lives, their tears. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t help the tears that broke my face into a million bits, which made her kneel and hold me. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Samuel wheeled on him and his eyes were filled with tears. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Something in her eyes spoke of sorrow, and in unguarded moments they sometimes shone with tears. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“It is so!” she snapped, tears burning her eyes. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

At school, he was the one teased by classmates, the last one picked for school games, a lonely child who would often leave school in tears. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as Father’s carriage disappeared from view, Mum Olga swallowed her tears and directed a manservant to transfer my belongings to a room in the servants’ wing. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her tears were further proof of the truth she felt and spoke, and when her mother’s hand caressed her nape, she broke down completely and was led toward the drawing room. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Tyson stared into the pit and blinked tears out of his eye. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

His face, contorted, looked ready to cry, but even his tears were stopped by the knowledge of what he had done. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jus, with tears in his eyes, recounts the final minutes of Manny’s life, and for a second he’s tempted to relax, especially when Doc gives him a thumbs-up from where he’s sitting. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I had to start laughing, too, and soon we were both hysterical, lying on our backs, tears running down our cheeks, slapping our feet on the porch floor. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Its flames licked the ceiling, so cold tears trickled down upon them with every step. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Craster’s wives would have taught their daughters to shed their tears into a pillow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He didn’t have any tears now, but his eyes were mad glassy. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I wanted to tell Jaja that my eyes tingled with unshed tears, that I still listened for, wanted to hear, Papa’s footsteps on the stairs. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Her tears dripped into the space between my collar and my neck, directly onto my skin. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the middle of a dead gorse bush King Pellinore was sitting, with the tears streaming down his face. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes blinded with tears and he turned and went weakly out of the barn, and he rubbed his bristly whiskers with his wrist stump. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her tears caught in her eyelashes, but didn’t fall. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Bigger,” his mother sobbed, trying to talk through her tears. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I said loudly, and the tears came to my eyes fairly easily. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Very often these days tears came suddenly to Adam. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He swayed back and forth weakly, and as I stared, his face crumpled into tears. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fela smoothed the cloak over my shoulder and looked at me with eyes that only moments before had been luminous with the beginnings of tears. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Cole felt a sudden rush of tears and emotion. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“Nothing,” she said, “upsets me more than being hungry; I snarl and snap and burst into tears.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I blink away tears and sit down on the ground, right in the middle of the lobby. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I waddle back to my desk, tears welling up, wishing I really could be brave without a costume, wishing I really could chomp Edna to bits. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He was so astonished that Lyra stopped crying at once to see what was happening, and that made Malcolm laugh, and that made Lyra laugh too, her eyes brilliant with tears. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I tried to answer, but only tears came out. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was me,” I said, the tears drowning my words. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

But when Calista was in the bathroom washing her tears off, I snuck out of the apartment and down the elevator and outside to the bodega. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

All around him, bent on one knee, there were teenage boys in tears, their great, compelling belief in themselves punctured. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tears waxed paper from the roll and covers the layer of hamburgers. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

You think of Jonah, who, after enduring being partially digested by the whale, burst into tears on a mountaintop when the gourd vine protecting him from the sun was devoured by a worm and died. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

And that just brings forth a deluge of tears from him. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Gradually, the applause grew from very small to a thunderous standing ovation for the little girl who took her bows with tears in her eyes. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can see the globs of glue, like tears that will not fall. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turn away and look at the sky as tears roll out the corners of my eyes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

With her occupied, I ran across the room, streaking tears, wanting to get to the bathroom, to sit down on the toilet with the light off and splash hot water on my face. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Chou cries harder, her tears wetting my hair. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amari could see the pain on her face and the tears roll down her cheeks, but Afi did not utter a sound. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then a string of red tears appeared across the big man's throat, bright as a ruby necklace, and the blood gushed out of him, and Qhorin Halfhand fell. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I asked, but Mamá’s eyes were glistening with unshed tears and her hands were trembling as she held the keys in a tight grip. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I had my hand over a rock in a flash, but the tears in his eyes kept that hand still. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Sublimely unaware of the commotion and worry, tears and heartbreak that their absence would cause, the three continued on their way. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when he cried his beard filled up with tears. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he died the people burst into tears in the streets and their minds wailed, “What can we do now? How can we go on without him?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“And when your brother cries for her, I will feed on his tears.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I know without even looking at her that her face is probably streaked with tears, her light eyes too bright. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

LeAlan: At night, when you sit down and think about it, do you ever shed tears about your little brother? Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was looking, as he always was on some level, for hints of the Unseen City—which was how he chose to think of it, since Weep still brought the taste of tears. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

This was a tribulation; Isaac wanted sorely the camaraderie of his heretic congregation, their sweet witness; he missed the singing and tears, the prayers of love and fellow-feeling, the entreaties of sorrow assuaged. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I asked, my eyes filling with fresh tears. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The shame brought sudden tears to my eyes. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

People squealed, rocking back and forth, wiping tears from their eyes. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Everyone bursts out laughing, some of us through our tears. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

The tears that hadn’t come in the afternoon came now. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Seamus is mopping the floor and there are tears on his cheeks and he’s saying, ’Tis a dirty rotten thing to die in a lavatory when you’re lovely in yourself. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Hot, quiet tears dribbled down my cheeks in a steady flow, like the faucet at the public fountain. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

With all the rain and the hood shadowing her face, I couldn’t see her tears, but I could hear her crying. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Jan and Miep were of course greeted with shouts and tears. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I shake my head and feel some tears register in my eyes. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

My tears had been falling for some time when Shady came for me. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I pinkie swear that I will love you forever,” he said, almost in tears. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“He is my child, mei makulu baas,” my mother said, tears streaming down her cheeks. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only as the bus pulled up did I glance at Miss Kenton and perceive that her eyes had filled with tears. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I kissed her tears and we knelt to pray. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looking up to her face, I saw that her eyes were flooded with tears. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama said, walking out the back door and finding Ophie under the oak tree, tears streaming down her face. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The tears just start coming and welling up, and I have to blink fast and turn my face away. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I can't hold back the tears that spring to my eyes. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Nathan wiped away the tears on his cheeks and walked to the source of the singing. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

His shoulders heaved with emotion, tears trickled down his face. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I jumped off the wagon and rushed the cap’n’s horse with nothing but a balled-up fist and, ’shamed as it make me, tears running down my face. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Tysha might be in there even now, with tears tattooed upon her cheek. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

After a while, exhausted by all the screaming and the tears, they stopped. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wiped away tears and turned and hugged Dill. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

His arm goes around me, and I bury my face in his rib cage, tears and snot wetting his shirt. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Strands of her hair are stuck to her lips, which are wet with spit, or tears, I can’t tell. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

And all the host laughed and wept, and in the midst of their merriment and tears the clear voice of the minstrel rose like silver and gold, and all men were hushed. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Then she asked them to leave in a voice hoarse from tears, but the relatives’ shouting intensified, and so Aunty Uju turned to go back indoors. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

His eyes gleam with tears as he says, “I love you, too, Beatrice.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

My lungs burned, and my eyes stung from the tears. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The letter was not long but Ben felt tears coming as soon as he began to read it. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was trying not to cry, but the tears were squeezing out of his eyes and he kept wiping his face with his sleeve. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood next to the coach for the rest of the game, mud all over me, blood pouring out of my nose, tears pouring out of my eyes. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked up, blinking away tears and her smile burst out again, dazzling as ever. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I didn’t feel the tears trickling down my cheeks until he mentioned them. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Eumaeus greeted him with tears of joy and begged him to sit and eat. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Get your sniveling self to the orphan house where they’ll feed you and dry your tears. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were sunken and rheumy, pouring out tears. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I never knew they were so close, but I can see it now, in the gleam of tears in her eyes and the trembling of her fingers. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Her tears, heavy with fear, fell against my neck. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then I saw this turtle swimming to the top and his beak was eating my tears as soon as they touched the water. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pushed on doors, muttering panicked prayers, her face moist with tears, until one opened, and she saw, with relief, the outhouse, the well, the toolshed. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“It didn’t work!” she cried, almost in tears. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Tales of tears in the earth and sky, waves of heat scorching bodies whole. I am old enough to remember it, and I can tell you, it was a terrible thing to behold.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

A couple of weeks ago, he ran out of the room in tears in the middle of a discussion about the suicide of Lady Macbeth. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looks like they’re checking for tears before making an offer. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Let him curse and I remember him falling down the cellar steps, and howling, and I remember, with pain, his tears, which my hand or your grandmother’s so easily wiped away. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

These weren’t tears from the cold either, these were big juicy crybaby tears! The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice cracked, and tears rolled down her red and peeling cheeks. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I struggle to fight back my tears, swallowing hard against the lump in my throat but losing the battle. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

A few tears slid down her cheeks as she went out the door. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

It only took me crying once in the second grade to realize that tears only lead to more bullying. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I swallowed hard and reached out for a five, holding back my tears. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I stand still in the road, letting go of the rice pot to wipe dirt and tears from my cheeks. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy rubbed his eyes with his dirty hands and mixed dust with tears. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Lill finally completed the job, she came to Dad in tears. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Almost in tears at his kindness, Stella thanked him once more and walked out of the store, the brown paper bag in her left hand, and the cookie in her right. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I slumped on the trampled sand and cried aloud, caring no more for life or the light of day, and rolled there weeping, till my tears were spent. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tiara’s eyes brimmed with tears — not because she was hurt, but because she was angry. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

His eyes seemed to have drunk up the tears. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I clenched my jaw tight and stared down at the floor, trying not to let her tears make me cry back in response. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Children’s tears are very near the surface, and come at the first crisis. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Music should bring tears to the eyes of women,” Vega said. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He felt like a fool, a baby, but the tears knew no end. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I take Pi back so she can wipe her tears. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

My mind tells me I’m already crying, but I know between En Cognito’s Cog and the gel, my eyes can’t make tears. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I hated watching the tears falling down Sam’s face. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“It was cut,” Ugwu said and started to cry; his tears were sparse and itchy. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The nurse stung her with an injection of tears. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

When his nerves were in rags after hours of questioning, even this appeal could reduce him to sniveling tears. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I strive to keep my voice even and my tears in check. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

But then she sucks in her breath, and I realize she’s holding back tears. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I feel like I should cry, but there are no tears. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“My heart is in such turmoil,” I cried, unable to suppress my tears. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

When she looked down, there were tears in her eyes. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure if I have any tears left. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I wipe it off on my pants and try to blink the tears away. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

And then the tears rushed down his cheeks, to make a bouquet under his chin. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I sat there and let the tears fall down my face. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I walk into the decontamination shower and scrub off, letting the warm water run over my face where they can’t see my tears if they are watching. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

We had a long night full of worries and tears, but the sun always rises—and I came up with a brilliant new plan. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Derby gazed down at the child, her eyes brimming with tears. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was weeping soundlessly, her face crumpled, as if her whole being were made of tears. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I shake my head, tears welling in my own eyes. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

My voice shakes from both rage and an attempt to hold back tears. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I looked over at the girl in the corner, tears streaking her filthy face. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I turned around, pressing my face against my towel so he wouldn’t see my tears. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

And when the tears came, I thought about Brew and the sound the zipper made in the chopper. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, in a moment, he was set free; his tears sprang as from a fountain; his heart, like a fountain of waters, burst. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The page tears, leaving most of my night’s work shredded. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Finally, I sat there with my face in my palms, covered in tears, replaying each bout and rehashing where I could have done things differently. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Well,” he said, “if I may ask, why did the man kill his wife? In fact, why did he ever have to feel sad to shed tears? Couldn’t he have just smelled an onion?” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

My vision blurs with tears as I make myself say the words out loud. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Another cannot shake a nightmare: back home, her little girl is killed, and her little boy runs away in tears. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

John’s feet began to slip; tears and sweat were in his eyes; still moving backward before his father, he looked about him for deliverance; but there was no deliverance in this street for him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I start to shake, and the tears come so quickly that my eyes burn. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He fell to his knees, trembling like a leaf in a winter storm, tears streaming down his ravaged cheeks. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Finley was on the verge of tears and absolutely speechless. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The door opened, and my cousin Sala stood behind it, tears running down her face. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

The bald man kissed her hand again, tears in his eyes. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The memory of this incident still brought tears of laughter to Dudley’s eyes. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Doc’s advice made me think of Gran, and tears burned my eyes again. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He could see the lips move, see tears on all the faces, but he could not hear that sound, the sound of the cannon was too great. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We ended up staying a half hour to interview him, and the little guy almost came to tears. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at her and shook my head, barely able to speak through my tears. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Now it’s his turn to wipe the tears away. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fought back tears by opening Abuelo’s box and looking through the letters. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Papa didn't see Caleb's tears, and he sent him with an ax to begin chopping up the tree by the pond for firewood. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z

I fight to hold back the tears swelling in my eyes. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She was near tears now, a mess of frustration and rage. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Some of the orphans, still shook up from being held captive, burst into tears. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Please stop,” Sohrab said, fresh tears pooling in his green eyes, mixing with mascara. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

And then in the instant before he sat, Malcolm saw the face of Miss Davis, the music teacher, because it caught the light, and it did that because her cheeks were wet with tears. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The throbbing ache near her clavicle when she shifted was a painful reminder of the rock that had hit her, but she bit into her lip until the threatening tears waned. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

As for Wealhtheow, she came to Beowulf with open arms and tears in her sky-blue eyes. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

All I did was turn my head, clench my teeth, and fight back tears. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

It looked liked tears had formed in Papa’s eyes, but he blinked and they were gone. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She looked at him for a while, as if deciding whether or not to believe him, before she wiped her tears. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He watches the guests watching his brother, Mena resting her head on Lucas’s shoulder, Oslo holding a cigarette lighter in the air, his mom wiping happy tears from her eyes. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

A mockingjay gives the long, low whistle, and tears of relief fill my eyes as the hovercraft appears and takes Cato's body away. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She was shaking like a leaf this morning and even burst into tears. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I blink to clear my eyes of tears, flip my hair over my shoulders, and walk back to the art room to get my backpack. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

At that, Miss Love rose to her feet, tears streaming down her cheeks. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The tears welled up again, and I threw myself across Mandy’s bed. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her frustrated tears transformed into tears of yearning as she pictured Amah’s face looking at her steadily, like the light of the clear moon. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

To this moment I’m not sure what his tears were really for, but I do know they were for more than Dorcas. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

They dripped down her face, some traveling a zigzag path and others going straight, like even her tears didn’t know what to do in a situation like this. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But the one time I had mentioned using money from my trust fund, Mother had cried—real tears. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Brightbill’s eyes welled up with tears, and then he felt his mother scoop him into her arms. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Great tears poured from beneath his clenched lids and fell in steaming dollops to the ground. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

An ugly feeling of hopelessness wells up in me, and I have to fight tears. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I found I could not keep back my tears, and I blinked a few times and winced with the pain. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

My throat is tight with tears, but I will not let them fall. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

That look from the two of them was enough to unnerve me, pushing me back from the edge of tears. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Without wiping away the tears, taking a deep breath, or even bending his knees—he leaped. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah Matthias, Matthias, the brave one. Wipe away your tears, my son. Death is only part of life. Tell me, can you see the late rose?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Presently, the tears dried up, leaving a heavy residue of despair behind. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mam tells me at home, You shouldn’t cry but then again tears are salty and they’ll wash the bad stuff from your eyes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She could not move, she could not do anything but let the tears run down her cheeks and stare back at him, willing him back to her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The tears run hot down my cheeks, cooling as they drip down my chin. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Matt sat on the floor with tears pouring down his face. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were thrilled with having made their way to a new country and cried tears of joy as they passed the Statue of Liberty. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He just opened his eyes, and realized right away that they were moist with tears and his face was wet.The sun had come up, shining brightly through the trees. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“But last year I picked without a sack,” I replied, trying to hold back my tears. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Octavian,” he whispered, clutching my shoulder, his eyes heavy with impendant tears, “I have wished for so long to show these to you.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

At any rate, he waited till the hiccupping aftermath of his tears had subsided a little. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I have to blink tears from my eyes before I can see it, what looks at first to be a group of dark buildings. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Papi recites the Hebrew blessing and then he tears a piece of bread for each of us and says, “We are lucky to live in a free country and have this bread to eat.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

The tears roll down my face, and my breath comes out in spurts. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

At Rani's command, the man tears down the pink scarf that's hanging on the storefront. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Tina and Dr. Z watched as he tenderly wiped his tears from Nikki’s face before he wiped them from his own. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t answer, just kept making that noise, his mouth open so he could breathe, his face all blood and tears and snot. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

I swallow hard, trying to stop the emotions that come bubbling up, tears clouding my eyes. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Tree-ear stared at it, and he could not stop the tears that pressed hot behind his eyes. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Park felt tears on his cheeks, but he didn't want to touch his eyes. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Grandma was frightened by the tears streaming down my face. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Weasley’s eyes filled with tears as she smoothed his bedcovers unnecessarily. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Streams of tears cool my cheeks, but my face still burns. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

And then I started crying, my tears falling as dully as the rain. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Catelyn wondered how large a waterfall her own tears would make when she died. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I felt tears gather in the back of my throat, and I didn’t even know why. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she burst into tears, which spilled out of her great brown eyes and splashed down her front, just as they had done at the Quidditch World Cup. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

When I turn to look at her, she’s gazing at me with tears welling in her eyes. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

When I told him, Hassan buried his face in his hands and broke into tears. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Eleanor reached into the toilet and felt tears slipping down her cheeks. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Candice thought it was because he was trying to block the sun, but then she saw the tears rolling down his cheeks. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I have strange feelings and sometimes when I’m sitting by the fire with Mam and my brothers I feel tears coming and I’m ashamed of myself for being weak. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

After a certain amount of blubbering and wiping away tears, the children stacked their tests on top of Reynie’s and returned to their seats. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

And then with tears brimming in her eyes, she explained. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Liz was crying now, small silent tears that dripped out from behind those ridiculous glasses. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

A white handkerchief, embroidered with blue to wipe away my mother's tears. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

The realization crashed over him: He felt ashamed of himself as the tears stung his eyes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She grabs a napkin, wiping away the tears. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

During the last two months of school, everyone buzzes about the mysterious actress who brought the whole village—even rich foreigners—to tears. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

My delight in the moment was so great that I had to close my eyes to hold back my joyful tears. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

By the time I finished reading the new chapter, hot tears were burning down my cheeks. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Let him curse and I remember him falling down the cellar steps, and howling, and I remember, with pain, his tears, which my hand or your grandmother’s so easily wiped away. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

As we looked at his photo, tears crept into Grandma's eyes. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

We remembered Mrs. Breedlove knocking Pecola down and soothing the pink tears of the frozen doll baby that sounded like the door of our icebox. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was so gentle, Ivy felt tears sting her eyes. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Dad dropped his chin for a few seconds, then lifted his face and quickly whisked tears away from his cheeks. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I sniffed at my tears and laughed again. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

As the Nazis went through roll call I fought back my tears. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I look at my mother and she's got her palms flat against the window, tears streaming down her cheeks. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I hardly finish telling about Shiloh and he’s got tears in his eyes already. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grit my teeth and fight back the tears. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at me, then Nikki, then me again, as his tears brightened his face. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her head spun from the pain and the smoke and the tears she’d refused to let fall during the climb down or when Frankie had insisted she climb through that hole after he did. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She dropped her hands, tears shining on her cheeks in the candlelight. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Eventually, she spotted him walking toward her, tears of panic streaming down his face. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Before he knew what he was doing he had collapsed onto a small stool that stood beside the bed and burst into tears. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

She had wept in her dream, and the tears had turned to steam on her cheeks. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Her tears started the moment we walked out of the building. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I felt so frustrated with his tricks, tears filled my eyes. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I asked, fighting to hold back the tears at the sight of her disfigured face. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hardly looks at the scrap pad on which he’s doodling, but once in a while he tears off a sheet and crumples it up. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He closed his eyes, blocking out her tears, but he couldn’t extinguish the anguished sounds. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“Is it—is it tears?” one of the girls says. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Hugo darted through the crowd, his vision blurry from tears, and made his way into the walls of the station. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Hair safely restored beneath her hairnet, Desdemona glowered around the yard, submerged in a despair too deep for tears. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes, my Lord,” whispered Bellatrix, and her eyes swam with tears of gratitude again. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know why I'm tying it up. I should just let it float out there and sink,” Gabe’s voice was shaking with tears very near the surface. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Or maybe it's just what he looks like through tears. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Maybe she thinks I’m going to break down in tears because of lost opportunity. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

My administration actively protects the environment of New York State, and I am happy you are in favor of this policy Sincerely, Governor George Marks “Too late,” Molly whispered, tears in her eyes. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Why did she have tears in her eyes? I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

He looked at her, twitching, tears running down his cheeks. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Moss saw tears form in Shawna’s eyes, and his face burned with anger. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“You were lucky you slept because the sound tears the heart. I could hear babies crying in it. I could hear tortured people screaming, and the cries of their relatives who had to watch.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes are immediately thick with tears waiting to spill. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The tears are coming hard and fast, so I’ll wrap this letter up for now. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He ran out into the other room to hide his tears. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stared at the Sacred Rock, my tears mixing with the rain as they streamed down my cheeks, one smooth, one still hideously scarred. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

My hands shake and the tears come faster now, blurring my vision. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Reg pulled himself upward and struggled to remain that way; tears streamed down his face. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I saw a shiny film across her eyes—the beginning of tears. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She ought to be crying too, she thought, but the tears would not come. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

As Joe watched the flag rise with his hand over his heart, he was surprised to find that tears had crept into the corners of his eyes. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And in hot anger now he threw the staff to the ground, his eyes grown bright with tears. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Guilt lodges in my throat as I stare at the floor, and hot tears well behind my eyes. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

"I am not going to Winterfell," she heard herself say, surprised at the sudden rush of tears that blurred her vi-sion. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She smiled with tears gathering in her eyes. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I told her fresh tears are produced every time you cry. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The wind of their velocity brought tears to her eyes. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He knew he had tears on his face. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Like Mrs. B crying happy tears when she heard the song from her sister’s wedding. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Bohannon was still wiping away tears when he got back outside. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He wipes away tears from his own eyes and then wipes a hand across his upper lip. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

They are ancient, full of tears and holes and ground-in dirt stains. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mouth forms an O. Then she buries her face in her hands and bursts into tears. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Oh—now this really is good reason to blub, tears of relief. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Candice stopped talking because she knew if she said one more word, she would lose her battle with the tears. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But the loss of a routine that had given her life structure the past few months found tears pooling in the edges of her vision as she watched the city go by outside the window. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

When it was over, I hugged my sister, who smelled like Oreos, the saltiness of tears, and hot, crying breath. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

She ran up then down the street, panting, near tears now, began trying doors blindly. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Now, now, Johannes,” she comforted me, wiping my tears with her dress. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

To his horror, the elf burst into tears — very noisy tears. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Almost in-visible in the stove’s small glow, tears began running down his face. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now there are knives going through my legs and hands, and tears running down my face from the pain. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I could feel my eyes well up with tears, but I didn’t want to cry. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“Happy tears, Poe,” I say as we both stand there sniffling. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I cough and spit, tears running down my face. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

There would still be a lot of tears, runny noses, wailing, and grinding of teeth. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

His face was covered with tears from the smoke and his eyes they were red. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It hit him like a great wave of rotting matter: rank, malignant, bringing tears to his eyes and making him cough. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

I picked up my bag and sidled past him, my eyes flooded with the tears that were lately so close to the surface. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Silent tears started rolling down her cheeks like the rain on the windows of the bus. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The young woman hugs her son, kisses him again and again, and, through her tears, says to be a good boy and she will come back. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“God bless you all in the name of Christ!” she shouts, striking at the air with her fist and sitting down, her face red, nose red, tears everywhere, in my own eyes as well. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though she tried to stop them, tears of pain welled. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I wiped the tears quickly, but they kept coming. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Luke’s mother whispered, the tears beginning in her eyes. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

The tears ran hot down my face, and as they did, the smell of poison filled my nose. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Nor did Teresa give the men who came to take them up from the crypt the satisfaction of seeing her shed tears. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Anger welled up in Dicey, flooded her eyes with tears, and now she was swept away with the determination to get the kids to Bridgeport. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tears come again, like when I saw Tris’s body, and this time, pain comes with them, hot and sharp in my chest. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

They laughed until they were on the edge of tears again. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her face was slick with the moisture of tears and mucus, and once in a while she opened her mouth and extended her pepper-burned tongue to pant like a dog. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

There was a tranquility in me that felt all right, and as I remembered them all, my tears dried up and I fell asleep. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

I could not stop thinking about the way Ruth had jumped when Madam shouted, nor the tears in her eyes. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soundlessly and with no heaving and gasping for breath, she let the tears roll into her mouth and slide down her chin to dot the front of her dress. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Then the next time he would wake to the sound of his mother’s tears. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Crying adds something: crying is you, plus tears. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

The other girl stood there curiously, waiting for the tears. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d nodded, hot tears running down my face, and I ran down the stairs as quickly as I could. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The breeze whipped at his face, and tears sprang to his eyes. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He had kissed her on the brow, with tears, and said that God had brought them together to be each other’s deliverance. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I surge through the streets to my house, racing the tears before they have a chance to fall. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I sprint out back the way I came, stumbling up the stairs with hot tears streaking my cheeks. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The sight of the plate of food, wilted and solitary, made the suppressed tears well up in her eyes. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Hands clapping, happy tears flowing, prayers, both small and impossible, heard and answered. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He was almost in tears, it was like having a wall in front of him which he must batter down. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

She kept her focus on the line as she blinked back tears. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She lifted her sunglasses long enough to wipe at her eyes, laughing through her tears. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She had tears in her eyes and looked at me desperately. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It totally causes a spike in my heart rate, but since old habits apparently die very hard, despite the fact that my pillow is drenched in tears, I reply, “I’m fine!” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

My eyes filled with tears, but I tried not to sound like I was upset. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

She was almost in tears when she got to the car. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He closed his eyes for a moment and he could see her again, Mary, it may be for years, it may be forever, and Hancock’s face in tears, may God strike me dead. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the tears running down her own cheeks, Kit flung both arms around the trembling woman, and together they huddled against the log and watched till the red glow lessened and died away. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I blow my nose loudly and mop the tears off my face. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Christmas Eve Every time I look at Papa’s place at the table my eyes fill with tears. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s not who you said he was,” she said, through tears. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Thinking about the suffering of those you hold dear can reduce you to tears; in fact, you could spend the whole day crying. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He clasped their hands to his chest, overcome with tears, and there was general acclamation. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The tears that slipped down many faces were not wiped away in shame. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hummed one of the tunes, and after a while in the hot, empty house by herself she felt the tears come in her eyes. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The tears came and came and, finally, so did the cussing. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She walked down to the corner and called Dae in tears. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

For a few minutes she said nothing, then suddenly tears began streaming down her cheeks. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I swallow my own tears,” he said, “and give my sanction to the Allied proposal.” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yo went quiet for the first time in months, then burst into tears. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He himself, however, was a good deal shaken, and he continued to shed tears for some time after he lost sight of her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despereaux, seeing her tears, broke the last of the great, ancient rules of mice. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

I stroked his long ears with all my affection and then exploded in tears. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

She ran into the living room, tears already welling up in her eyes. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It just got bigger and bigger, the blood pouring under the skin, and Rhonda almost burst into tears. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are times when you are beyond tears. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The heartburn brought tears to his eyes, so that his image of Campbell was distorted by jiggling lenses of salt water. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fighting back tears, I turned and ran down the hall. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

He laughs and howls until tears run down his face and his lips tremble from exertion. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t produce tears for El Viejo, but he did feel sorry for him, lying there like a starved bird in his silk-lined coffin. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she looks at me with tears in her eyes and she opens her mouth and she says, “Killer.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

It was a picture of a blond child writing a letter, with tears falling down her cheeks. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like all those tears I hold in and never let flow. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Herman E. Calloway was making everybody feel like they had the blues, it looked like Mr. Jimmy’d just wiped some tears from his eyes too. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

"Don't I always tell you the truth?" my mother said, and burst into tears. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

They start out as tears of relief, but then a lump rises in my throat and I sink back to the ground, my face buried in my hands. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

She burst into tears and ran back into the dining room. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But instead of caving in to Dedd’s tears, Minerva offered her an exercise. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

My lips trembled but I repressed my tears. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Most children in Matilda's place would have burst into floods of tears. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

As evil as any Mask who spends a lifetime relishing the blood and tears of his victims. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Dad and Matthew looked gruff and Mark merely looked serious—strange enough for him—but tears were streaming down Mother’s face. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

She covers her hand with her mouth as she blinks back tears. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t afraid you’d both, in tears, take up a position across the room and fire the complete set of Max Mueller’s Sacred Books of the East at me, one by one. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

She pulls back and looks at me, tears brimming in her eyes. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Her tears dropped onto the wood, leaving little clear dots on the floor. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were staring upward, as though searching for her favorite stars in the sky, and tears were rolling down her cheeks. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

His voice was thick with tears, but not yet stripped of defiance. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

To the audience before me, I explained why no tears were to be shed, and why we had no flowers, or singing, or organ- playing. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped my tears and got a running start and leapt across the water to the other side, land- ing safely in the squishy mud. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then his face went the wrong sort of shape as it does if you’re trying to keep back your tears. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

I can feel angry tears burning the backs of my eyes, and I don’t want anyone to see me cry. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She looks at us again and can see Jasmine wiping away tears on her shirtsleeve. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what got Joey started but she was off to the races with her tears. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papa closed his eyes tightly, a couple of tears squeezing out anyway. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

With a corner of his Charlie Brown T-shirt, he dabs at tears running down his chin. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

As the tears brimmed, TimeStar said, “No! No! Not here. I’m not supposed to lose him here.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Her voice wobbled, tears welling in her eyes. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

His eyes widened when he saw Alfhercht, and his face crumpled as tears winked at the corners of his eyes. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He nodded, the tears not like tears so much as a quiet metronome—steady, endless. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Dearest niece,” said my father, “dry your tears. If she is, as you believe, innocent, rely on the justice of our laws, and the activity with which I shall prevent the slightest shadow of partiality.” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew I could not run, so I would clench my fists and roll my eyes up to look at the ceiling as if maybe the tears would go back down into my eyes. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The young men fought back tears as he said farewell. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Dobby beamed very brightly, and happy tears welled in his eyes again. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Some nights she might have cried herself to sleep if she had still been Arry or Weasel or Cat, or even Arya of House Stark... but no one had no tears. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When I turned around, though, she was wiping more tears. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

And she pulled a lace kerchief from her capacious bosom, and dabbed at her daughter's cheeks, which had suddenly become covered with tears. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

My mom’s face was stained with tears as she held Adria and me. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Beaverbrook, the fatalist, practically burst into tears and said in a timid little voice, “Oh, it’s so awful. Oh, the guns are so loud!”—which is another way of saying “I’m so scared.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I immediately burst into tears and held on to my mom as we both cried. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I wiped the tears from my eyes with the back of my sleeve. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I make a picture of Izzie eating chocolate chip cookies as the tears pour down my face. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

My tears weren’t going to bring Uncle Jack back to our reality, and they certainly weren’t going to keep him from passing away. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Amari beat her hands on the dirt floor, tears of anger welling in her eyes. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma Knife laughs so hard, tears wriggle down her cheeks. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Her voice gave way to the tears, as they rolled down her chocolate cheeks. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Thinking to reassure me, she frowned to see my tears start up. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Her eyes looked shimmery, like they were brimming with tears, but instead she turned her face into the wind and breathed deep. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“But you were mad at her,” Ivy said, warm tears running down her face. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I did try,” I say, my eyes pooling with happy tears. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

There is no real reason for tear glands to overproduce tears at the behest of emotion. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

There were actually tears in the old guy’s eyes. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the kind of look I knew could extract the truth the way a dentist tears free a rotten molar. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

As soon as I got out of the classroom, the tears came. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The skin around the old spirit’s eyes creased as she blinked away sparkling tears. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He tried to let weeping start but tears could not pass the hot iron in his head. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then, standing there alone in her coat and underwear, the rain falling as hard as she’d ever seen it fall, falling almost in sheets, she burst into tears. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Green tears formed in her eyes as he delivered the news about Pan. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I felt so much pain that I was unable to cry out loud; tears just fell from my eyes. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I headed back to Charlie’s house, fighting tears the whole way there. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

If you have flourishes, prepare to flourish them now, and if you have tears, prepare to shed them. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

For some reason, I felt tears creeping up in my eyes. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

‘He’s going to be in a lot more of those tears ’fore I’m done with him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She felt a peculiar sensation on her face, and it wasn’t until she touched her own cheeks that she realized they were wet with tears. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

His appeal, his tears, moved all the gentry listening there; but now they saw the crier and the minstrel come from Odysseus’ hall, where they had slept. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He moved on more slowly, and she kept watching the sky until her eyes splintered again with tears of cold, and she saw no end to the numberless witches flying north. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She was just looking at Capricorn, with tears running down her sharp-boned face, over her small soft chin, and falling like rain onto her dress. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Forever afterward, whenever Hall told this story of how he met Helen Keller, tears would fill his eyes. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She opened her eyes and found that they’d been containing tears, and to her surprise and shame she sobbed and sobbed. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Enrique tears up a small piece of paper and scatters it on the riverbank. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I sit on the bench across from the building; it's dark enough to let my tears fall. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He sits there on the floor, all these tears in his big blue eyes. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The force of the retching has squeezed tears out of my stinging eyes. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I do feel offended,” I’d said, my eyes filling with angry tears. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I step back, brushing the tears from my face. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She did not cry or wail as some of the other women did, but Afi’s face was covered in tears, which mixed with the blood on her face and lips. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She raised a hand to her face and wiped away the tears, leaving a smudge of mud on her cheeks. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

The people from our block nod, and tears spring to my eyes. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

As he was about to climb yet another dune, his heart whispered, “Be aware of the place where you are brought to tears. That’s where I am, and that’s where your treasure is.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They ignored their father’s tears and marched right up to him. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Lloyd: He was about to shed those tears, boy. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could not see because of all the tears that poured out to wash away the pain. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I panted and cried, choking on my tears. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He holds my chin in his hand and wipes my tears. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

His voice cracked a little, and Magdalys was suddenly terrified he was going to burst into tears. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The tears still on his face, and smiling still, he said: “Praise the Lord.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, John. But I still feel young,” she said, lifting her head and wiping her tears away. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Gregor,” said his dad with tears pouring down his face. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was a dark little tale about a man who found a magic cup and learned that if he wept into the cup, his tears turned into pearls. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s great,” I say, and barely make it to my room before the tears come. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Teenagers stood on the steps and watched, some lighting cigarettes, others slipping fingers behind their sunglasses to wipe hidden tears. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Mr. Landau gets to our table, tears off two slips of magic paper, and hands one to Bob English. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She felt a stab of sympathy for it, abandoned not only by her kin, but by herself, left empty and alone while she was here, weeping her tears onto a stranger’s chest. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Reggie explained he regularly cries and that his “tears of remorse have caused me to change in every possible way.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

His eyes began to leak tears in spite of his efforts not to appear cowardly. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bursting into tears like that, on the side of the road? Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I stifle it in the folds of the hanging cloak, clench my eyes, from which tears are squeezing. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or maybe he does, but you get more positive points for helping the old lady who was so happy she cried and kissed my cheeks so hard she rubbed tears all over them. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I would stand in one place and tremble and wish the welling tears would just dry up. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

As she sat figuring what to do, tears streaming down her cheeks, she said: “This is just the beginning.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

But soon the sight of seeing us all together like that, her with my dad, page after page, turned Doris's laughter into tears. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

And as I turned with tears in my eyes and the spittle hanging from my mouth I saw my father grimace before he threw back his share all at once. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kid held his jaw and stared at me in shock as his face melted into a knot of disbelief and tears. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Toby assumed that would get a positive reaction, either tears or an emotionally charged smile. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He wiped at his tears and said, “What do I need to do?” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

My hand swiped across my eyes to make sure no tears escaped. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Meggie raised her face, wet with tears, and looked at him hopefully, but the old man shook his head. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

John Mark’s eyes actually have tears in them! Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Effie takes both of us by the hand and, with actual tears in her eyes, wishes us well. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Don’t leave,” she says, tears welling up in her eyes. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

He just held his good hat in his hand and let the tears run down his face and into his bushy salt-and-pepper beard. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

They looked at each other through the window for the last time and their eyes filled with tears. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not kiss it, though his tears fell on it. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He went ashore and kissed the earth in joy, hot tears blinding his eyes at sight of home. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The foreman tears a sheet from a notepad and tears up little slips of paper for ballots. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s laughing so hard, there are tears in his eyes. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I spun in circles, tears flowing, searching for a trail, for any clue that would give me hope. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Oh my God. You’re supposed to be Miss Tough Girl. I can’t deal with your tears too. Besides, I'm the one who is in pain here,” he said. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She swipes at her lash line, sweeps away the dam of tears. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I—I—I—” And then I break down into tears. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took a deep breath, closed the door behind me, and looked at my sisters, both of their faces wet with tears. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

My tears were not for Bailey or Mother or even myself but for the helplessness of mortals who live on the sufferance of Life. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cradled his little sister in his arms and kissed her until her face was wet with his tears. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There's no crying in his voice, you can't hear it there, but sure enough the tears are all over his face, slick and shiny in the pale, pale light. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes stream with tears, and he's staring straight through them like he may or may not have noticed them at all. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But she couldn’t keep the tears back when she realized she wasn’t even going to get to work on aircraft. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The butcher sat by and roared with laughter at the frantic children’s tears and cries. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice sounded almost sarcastic, but then I saw, with a kind of shock, little tears in her eyes as she looked from one to the other of us. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

One time, towards the end, Dedd broke down in tears in the middle of one of their arguments. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Bat Lady said that my dad’s still alive,” I said, my vision blurring with tears. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Her face was in her hands and tears dripped through her fingers. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z