Appearance
Use device theme  
Dark theme
Light theme

How to use crocodile tears in a sentence

Looking for sentences with "crocodile tears"? Here are some examples.

Sentence Examples
Maybe we should avail of all these crocodile tears to start another swimming pool!
I lost 200 people I hired, and some people actually suggested that I cried crocodile tears.
Does this mean that all the moral high dudgeon from the media last year was crocodile tears and that they never really cared about children?
Using crocodile tears and empty promises of true love, Trudy plays Norval like a violin, suckering him into her and Emmy's sly scenario.
If there were awards for extreme melodrama with crocodile tears and overly dramatic pauses, then these individuals would win hands down.
No amount of crocodile tears or political clap trap from politicians will be of any help whatsoever.
There were tears there but I thought they were crocodile tears.
Numerous politicians have routinely taken turns shedding crocodile tears, proclaiming that everyone's number one priority is getting the men out of prison.
This disgraceful resolution does not even shed crocodile tears over poverty or social exclusion.
It allows us to see through the false expressions of regret, the hand wringing and the crocodile tears, to understand how they really view the world.
We regret the loss of a customer and, most especially, the bad PR, which is why I am releasing this statement full of euphemisms and crocodile tears.
They cry crocodile tears when in opposition and when they get to government they sanctimoniously ignore their own words.
A few crocodile tears may occasionally be shed about the tragic fate of a few individuals, but nothing will change.
He came over with his crocodile tears and made my family panic.
If we fail to recognise this right we are all just weeping crocodile tears here.
Why are they dithering and putting roadblocks in making these appointments, shedding crocodile tears and not doing the right thing?
There is no point crying crocodile tears over deaths and humanitarian incidents when we do nothing to defend our coastline.
A democratic society does not expect from its freely elected representatives either crocodile tears or genuine regrets and sympathy.
The Hollywood movie actors have been shedding crocodile tears about this unfair tax treatment by Canada.
The Bloc is crying crocodile tears, claiming that the Conservatives are not helping the forestry industry.
Show More Sentences
Examples from Classical Literature
You couldn't keep it to yourself, for all your promises and your crocodile tears!
But he was accustomed to shed these crocodile tears after horrors of this kind, when he had made no effort to mitigate them.
When I use the word crocodile I am not hinting at savage instincts or crocodile tears.
He finally gets accustomed to these everlasting murmurs, to these dying postures, these crocodile tears.
Garry Malone, 50, shed crocodile tears as he asked for help in finding mother-of-two Sharon, 28, after claiming she had walked out on her family.
Garry Malone shed crocodile tears as he asked for help in finding mother-of-two Sharon, aged 28, after claiming she had walked out on her family.
Find more words!
Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder

See Also

Nearby Words
Find Sentences
go
Word Tools Finders & Helpers Apps More Synonyms
Copyright WordHippo © 2024