1.   This time he had to wipe away tears and the handkerchief left an intriguing and almost symmetrical pattern below the deep, black bags under his eyes.

2.   She needed to blink away tears.

3.   She beat down a gush of self-pity, knuckling away tears as she slid gingerly from the bed to make for the bathroom again.

4.   And then he broke down and bent over and sobbed, pulling out a red handkerchief to wipe away tears that welled underneath his glasses.

5.   As images of a flag-draped coffin and white-gloved color guard flashed across the television screen, more than one person wiped away tears.

6.   As she brushed away tears, Deniece Griffin was sharply reminded of the last time she talked to two close friends, Opal Mills and Cynthia Hinds.

7.   As he dabbed his eyes with a handkerchief, many in the audience cried openly while others discretely wiped away tears.

8.   As she wiped away tears, they exchanged hugs.

9.   At this point, Tigar took out his own handkerchief and wiped away tears.