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- adverb In a
tearless way; withouttears .
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Examples
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So, in turning to say farewell to the then placid lake and the great blue mountains, that grew bluer as they receded on either hand, I had the courage to utter that awful word tearlessly, and without one sigh.
How I Found Livingstone Henry Morton 2004
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Jane discovered that she herself was sobbing tearlessly, or maybe her tears were evaporating in the heat the moment her eyes produced them.
Uprising Margaret Peterson Haddix 2011
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Jane discovered that she herself was sobbing tearlessly, or maybe her tears were evaporating in the heat the moment her eyes produced them.
Uprising Margaret Peterson Haddix 2011
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Jane discovered that she herself was sobbing tearlessly, or maybe her tears were evaporating in the heat the moment her eyes produced them.
Uprising Margaret Peterson Haddix 2011
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Jane discovered that she herself was sobbing tearlessly, or maybe her tears were evaporating in the heat the moment her eyes produced them.
Uprising Margaret Peterson Haddix 2011
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Tech. We are strong enough to stand tall tearlessly;
Closing Remarks at the Memorial Ceremony for Virginia Tech Shooting Victims 2007
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I have to admit that my heart smiled a bit as I tearlessly mourned the great beast to know he is still around by means of offspring.
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We are Virginia Tech. We are strong enough to stand tall tearlessly.
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We are Virginia Tech. We are strong enough to stand tall tearlessly.
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How she had wept tearlessly beside him—he had felt her shaking, her hands limp and empty in her lap—like a statue of a blindfolded woman crying.
The Town Chuck Hogan 2004
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