Breaking
Tears
Tears noun - The process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds).
Both words in one sentence
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Even among these examples, Valiant Hearts brought Jack to completely and openly breaking down in tears instead of having just a few tears welling up.
Source: Lets Play / JackSepticEye -
Episode 11 shows us a flashback of Ayano's suicide two years ago, and she's shown breaking down into tears just before she goes through with it.
Source: Tears of Fear -
Vriska harshly berates her alternate self when she meets her, which drives her to tears, made worse by Meenah breaking up with alterate Vriska.
Source: Other Me Annoys Me
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