bawling

Example Sentences

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But the book comes superbly to life in its character sketches, its bawling dialogue and its rugged sense of place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

"I was like: 'Who is this girl bawling her eyes out?'" she says with amusement - adding that she was one of the only islanders who "came for the right reason" and had "depth".

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2025

"I was literally bawling my eyes out," she says as she remembers a chance meeting with someone who had decided to attend their very first festival after finding Lucy's social media page.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025

I was mourning that I didn’t take my daughter’s pictures she painted for me and I was just bawling because clothes, shoes, dishes, they’re all replaceable, but this stuff will never be replaced.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2025

I saw parents announce to their bawling children that they were divorcing.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat