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The phrase "a weep" is not commonly used in written English and may sound awkward or incorrect in most contexts.
It could be used in a poetic or artistic context to refer to a single instance of crying or lamentation, but it is not standard.
Example: "After hearing the sad news, there was a weep that echoed through the room."
Alternatives: "a cry" or "a sob".
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Load Chelsea Hotel on repeat, hand me my Stolichnaya, I am off to have a weep.
I must admit I almost had a bit of a weep about Alfred's basket, just like Mrs Patmore.
I had to look out the porthole and have a weep.
Once physically stable, the mothers are taught a trade at a WEEP center to enable them to become self-sufficient and to break the cycle of poverty.
While you get ready to wait a 35 minutes for a nightbus, why not have a weep along to this a capella classic?
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As I was having a solid weep, a police car pulled in several rows down from me.
This episode could easily have been just a sentimental weep-a-thon, but subtle performances, particularly from David Neilson as Roy, made for a more emotionally complex drama.
It was the first time we had seen a birdman weep like a baby just as he was taking off.
For instance, 3a describes a situation where a person weeps as a result of being tired, whereas 3b describes a situation where a person becomes tired as a result of weeping (Li 1993).
Offstage, she has a little weep.
And occasionally I have a quiet weep.
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