Weeping example sentences

Related (9): tears, sorrow, lament, cry, mourn, sob, wail, bawl, howl

"Weeping" Example Sentences

I saw her weeping by the riverbank.
The weeping willow tree swayed sadly in the wind.
He wept bitterly for hours after hearing the tragic news.
The family members sat weeping in the pews during the funeral service.
The little boy sat weeping in the corner after scraping his knee.
The king fell to his knees weeping when he heard of his son's death in battle.
The group of women sat weeping together, consoling each other after the loss.
The prisoner wept tears of joy upon being released from jail.
It started raining, as if the sky was weeping for the tragedy that had happened.
The child threw herself onto the bed, weeping great tears of sorrow.
The townspeople were weeping in the streets after the devastating hurricane.
The soldiers returned home from war, weeping with joy at seeing their loved ones again.
The widow sat weeping and gazing at her husband's photograph.
Her cheeks were stained with tears, weeping inconsolably after the breakup.
The orphan sat weeping against the wall of the empty room, alone.
I found him weeping bitterly in the corner, devastated by the terrible news.
She wept for hours in his arms after hearing of her mother's death.
The prisoner knelt weeping on the stone floor of his tiny jail cell.
The crying children clung to their weeping mother as they said goodbye to their father.
I saw him weeping silently into his hands, overwhelmed by grief.
The sound of her weeping filled the house, breaking my heart.
We found the little girl weeping alone in the park, lost from her parents.
There was much weeping and wailing among the bereaved relatives.
The inconsolable widow sat weeping at her husband's grave for hours.
The poor woman sat weeping on the steps, her home and possessions destroyed by fire.
I watched the heartbroken woman sitting weeping on the riverbank.
The little boy lay weeping on the clinic floor, terrified of his upcoming shot.
My heart ached to see her small frame shaking with weeping.
He knelt weeping at the foot of the cross.
The refugees fled the violence in their homeland, weeping with relief at making it safely across the border.
I saw him weeping inconsolably into his mother's arms.
The candles cast weeping shadows on the walls as we prayed.
Her weeping had stopped but her eyes were still red and swollen from crying.
The soldiers marched away from their weeping families.
The agonized weeping of the bereaved mother broke my heart.
He sat weeping beside his mother's grave.
She stood weeping in the rain, her dreams broken and her heart torn.
The novelist wept as he wrote of the weeping mother losing her child.
I found her weeping in the forest, lost and alone.
The old woman sat weeping in the pew, heartbroken at missing the funeral service of her closest friend.
The statue depicted the Virgin Mary weeping over the dead body of Jesus.
I heard the sound of inconsolable weeping coming from his bedroom.
The desolate refugees trudged across the border, weeping with relief to have escaped the carnage.
The children huddled together weeping in fear during the thunderstorm.
Her weeping filled the house with an aching sadness.
She sat alone weeping among the ruins of her former life.
The schoolchildren sat weeping in shock after hearing of the sudden death of their beloved teacher.
Tears streamed down her face as she sat weeping against the tree.
I couldn't comfort her; she just sat there weeping inconsolably.
The painting depicted Mary Magdalene weeping at the foot of the cross.
The sound of the child's weeping filled me with sadness.
The weeping widow sat shiva for seven days.
As the ship sailed away, the people on the dock were weeping and waving handkerchiefs.
Their eyes met across the room; he smiled through his own tears at her weeping.
The orphans sat weeping on the orphanage steps, with no family to call their own.
The victims wept when describing the horrors they had witnessed.
I watched helplessly as she sat weeping into her hands.
The photos showed refugee children weeping as they crossed over into safety.
I heard the sound of weeping coming from her room.
The sculpture depicted the archangel Gabriel gently consoling Mary as she wept over the body of Christ.

Common Phrases

Weeping willow - A type of tree with long, drooping branches that is used as a symbol of sorrow or longing.
Weeping and wailing - Loud outbursts of crying and mourning.
Weep bitter tears - To cry very hard and intensely over something sad or tragic.
Inconsolable weeping - Uncontrollable crying that cannot be soothed or comforted.
Weep tears of joy - To cry from happiness or relief.
Beyond tears/weeping - Too sad or upset to be able to cry anymore.
Wail and weep - To cry out loudly and shed tears due to extreme distress or mourning.
Weep at/over - To cry due to something sad, tragic or unfortunate.
Reduce (someone) to tears/weeping - To make (someone) cry.
Stained with tears/weeping - Marked or affected by crying.