sobbing

Example Sentences

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“I grabbed two girls and there was a third one that I didn’t grab,” Edward recalled, sobbing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

"He did not want to leave the town. He stayed, but is now in the cemetery," she told AFP, sobbing in the church hall.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

"I was trying to keep the phone still to film her and sobbing at the same time," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

"My head exploded, I was sobbing on the phone," Ogier said.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

I took Arthur by the arm, and led him away to the drawing-room, where he sat down, and covered his face with his hands, sobbing in a way that nearly broke me down to see.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker