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Meanings of unbidden tears in English

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Usage of unbidden tears in English
1
Her voice again trembled; and unbidden tears again rose to her eyes.
The Pilgrims of New England / A Tale of the Early American Settl...
2
Her lips quivered a little, and the unbidden tears came to her eyes.
Charlotte's Inheritance
3
At that Rosie glanced at her mother and her eyes filled with unbidden tears.
Elsie at Home
4
And they laid her, with prayers and unbidden tears, in the place she had chosen.
The Truce of God / A Tale of the Eleventh Century
5
Bryda sank down on her knees, and all unbidden tears forced their way through her fingers.
Bristol Bells: A Story of the Eighteenth Century
6
Sudden unbidden tears squirted out of his eyes.
The talisman
7
How many unbidden tears have we seen flow!
Who Spoke Next
8
Hot, unbidden tears welled to her eyes.
The Titan
9
It brought a great gulp of pity into Allan's throat and unbidden tears came to his eyes.
In the Court of King Arthur
10
My dear father, Nancy's eyes filled with unbidden tears, and she hastily tried to wink them away.
The Lost Despatch
11
It was a softening employment, and she had to brush away the unbidden tears as Mrs. Thornton was announced.
North and South
12
Miss Paget brushed the unbidden tears away with a quick gesture of her hand, and smiled at her friend.
Charlotte's Inheritance
13
It was something to this poor girl to hear thoughtful and considerate words; and the unbidden tears clouded her eyes.
Henry Dunbar: A Novel
14
He strove for calm, endeavoring to eat that he might the better conceal the unbidden tears which coursed down his cheeks.
The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate
15
Once she smiled, and more than once a sudden rush of unbidden tears blurred the closely written lines in front of her.
The Hermit of Far End
16
And as Mrs. Blaine told her, time and time again Myra laughed softly, or was glad the darkness concealed those unbidden tears.
The Nine-Tenths
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Unbidden tears across language varieties
United Kingdom
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