shed a tear

idiom

: to cry or weep
I never saw my father shed a single tear, even when my mother died.

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After the game, outfielder Trent Grisham shed a tear recalling how much Cabrera means to him. Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 14 May 2025 Lexie and Mark have some of the best chemistry in the series, and who didn’t shed a tear for Burton? Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2025 Amidst this explosion in athlete earnings, however, remember that there is no reason to shed a tear for those paying them. Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019 In Every State By Rachael O'Connor Life and Trends Reporter Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member news article 0 Over half of Americans have shed a tear over pizza, while some will go to extreme lengths to get their hands on a slice, a new survey has found. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shed a tear

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“Shed a tear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shed%20a%20tear. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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