1.   I find myself fighting back tears as I thank them for coming.

2.   I noticed that his hands were trembling slightly, and he seemed to be blinking back tears.

3.   I quickly left the room, fighting back tears of rage and frustration.

4.   Shareef Abdur-Rahim fought back tears throughout his statement and parts of the question-and-answer period that followed.

5.   Touching the welt, Howard tried to blink back tears before going inside.

6.   Nancy forced back tears.

7.   She blinked back tears fiercely.

8.   Aelis snatched it back and blew the ashes from it for him, blinking back tears.

9.   Amerine blinked back tears.

10.   An elderly couple who lived next door to the Newhall resident fought back tears as they told of how Kuredjian always looked out for them.