Push
Push verb - To apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one.
Tears
Tears noun - The process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds).
Both words in one sentence
- He is forced into the situation by Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil, and with tears in his eyes has to push away the woman he loves through cruel manipulation.
Source: Not Himself -
A Fem Shep romancing Garrus will literally be on the edge of tears when talking to Garrus right before the final push-this war has beaten her to the bone, and what little left of her is depending on her friends and the Turian she loves to see this through to the end.
Source: Not So Stoic -
Control Freak: Fletcher will push his band to the point of exhaustion or tears.
Source: Film / Whiplash
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