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There was a loud, thunderous applause as she gave them one last smile and burst into tears.
She burst into tears, incredulous, a reaction to which Allen seemed oblivious.
Her friend nodded wordlessly, and the two of them burst into tears and began hugging each other.
We had been talking and laughing a great deal for more than half an hour when suddenly the lady burst into tears.
Jane suddenly burst into tears thinking about leaving this place for three years and all of her friends.
Knox, a teacher's daughter, reportedly burst into tears when it was suggested she held her flatmate down.
The walk had left me a physical wreck and when I pulled up outside the house and my mum was there with open arms, I almost burst into tears.
There were long, wet days when our house seemed so gloomy that I once burst into tears just driving up to it.
I don't know what happened then, no doubt I burst into tears and if I didn't go looking for mummy she would have come looking for me.
The kid burst into tears, and ran back to wherever his mom was to go tattle on him.
At that moment, the young woman next to me in the theater burst into tears.
When faced with the sight of the dead crocodile, the man was filled with tremendous remorse and burst into tears.
Worse still, when the singer finishes they are often overcome with emotion, as they burst into tears and then hug everyone around them.
She looked down at the chicks and up at their parents, and burst into tears.
And for the first year or two, you burst into tears at times when you run into a reminder of it, and then the Lord kind of heals you.
As I came to the end of it I burst into tears, without warning, in the middle of a mouthful of grilled cheese sandwich.
I snort, not knowing whether to burst into tears or roll on the ground, howling with laughter.
Robbo, what do you think of the big girl's blouses of football who burst into tears whenever they fall over?
As the plane touched down, the fatigue and stress suddenly washed over me and I nearly burst into tears.
Yet, he burst into tears of pride, giving me a bear hug when I showed him my article in Frontline.
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Examples from Classical Literature
He dashed the glass from him, and burst into tears which he did not even try to conceal.
Suddenly she ran over to one of the cots and dropping there burst into tears.
The ax came down on the encephalograph and Berry burst into tears and allowed Titus to lead him away.
All burst into tears, and were convinced of the sincerity of his sorrow by the manner in which he recited his threnode.
Then Betushka, clasping her hands to her head, where the unspun flax was twined, burst into tears.
Then Madame vigneron in all sincerity burst into tears and wept for the sister whom she loved so much.
Arndt burst into tears, and told his friend of all that had happened that night.
Surprised and frightened, Eliza sat down, leaned her head on her husband's shoulder, and burst into tears.
All flashed indignant or appealing glances at the inexorable Davis, and one passionate lime lover burst into tears.
Here the girl burst into tears, and cotman turned to the Coroner.
Milady made no reply, but turning her beautiful head round upon her pillow, she burst into tears, and uttered heartbreaking sobs.
As he stood in the doorway, the poor old careworn wayworn woman burst into tears, and clasped her hands, as if in a very agony she prayed to him.
She sat up then and looked about, and then, quite womanlike, she burst into tears.
And in the end he could bear it no more, but buried his face in his hands and burst into tears, to the alarm and amazement of his hosts.
I burst into tears, I am afraid, my dear, you will think this a very sloppy letter in more ways than one, and I really felt very badly.
Dolly hesitated again, and not being able to decide upon any other course of action, burst into tears.
Jane almost burst into tears, and answered Josephs rudely when he innocently asked what the matter was.
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