Show not Tell!

In our writing we've been working hard to spice up some sentences by making them 'show not tell'.

Here's one of our examples:
He was sad. 
His heart sank and his eyes became brimming pools of glistening sapphire, threatening to overflow.

Can you try your own for this boring sentence?
She was angry.

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