give way to tears

Eve pulled the sheet over her head and gave way to tears.

By the time Micah found me, the laughter had given way to tears again.

She took the tray with both hands, gulped, and gave way to tears.

Brian jumped, clutched his sister, and also gave way to tears.

"We mustn't speak of all this now, or I'll give way to tears again and feel foolish.

Once there she sank down on to the bed, longing to give way to tears, but too wound up to do so.

Then she threw herself facedown on the velvet cover and gave way to tears.

I thought I myself would give way to tears.

And she looked then as if she could give way to tears, but she did not.

And as I stood there with him, I almost gave way to tears.

For a terrible moment Shannon thought she would give way to tears, and knew it was because of his fury on her behalf.

She looked at me a little severely, thinking, I was sure, that women who had learned that lesson did not give way to tears.

Her muddled thoughts ran into one another, pain making her long to give way to tears.

He feared that he might give way to tears.

"Here," Nezzie said, handing her a package, and trying not to give way to tears entirely.

After clearing customs, she nearly gave way to tears when she spotted Pete.

For a brief moment, the misery became more acute, so that he felt like flinging himself on the ground and giving way to tears.

Then she flung herself down into her pillows and gave way to tears of frustration and rage.

When Gadib saw the bodies and the wreckage, curses gave way to tears of anger.

Keffria had given way to tears then, pounding weakly on the door as she sobbed.

There were moments when I was so purely happy that I could have given way to tears.

Avicus gave way to tears now, with no regard for the disapproving looks of Mael.

Eventually Susan's shrill screams gave way to tears.

Her laughter gave way to tears.

-perhaps to the surprise of the Mother and Father-I gave way to tears.