bawl

Example Sentences

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I’m making my way over to my dad, and I’m just seeing him bawl.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

The meeting was called after Thursday’s bawl on Copacabana that saw nine arrested across the city’s affluent southern zone, police said.

From Washington Times • Nov. 3, 2023

A fan since the age of four, he has travelled with his mum Penny, and added: "I'm just going to bawl my eyes out the whole time, I just know that for a fact."

From BBC • May 16, 2023

The punchline rocks the audience, who bawl with laughter, interspersed with oohing.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2023

He would bawl now and then, and all but burst my eardrums.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls