sob

Suddenly, articulating what I saw—the creative writing projects I hoped to tackle, my pride at seeing my child launch into adulthood—I found myself stifling a sob.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

“I’ll never forget this part of my life,” she said, and, behind sunglasses, began to sob.

From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026

And Dana takes that pause to let a sob break through her hard surface.

From Salon ● Feb. 26, 2026

But the beat Hudson gets exactly right comes in a scene where you’re certain this klutzy melodrama is going to force her to sob.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025

Once, he gave something like a sob; and once, he could not stop himself from crying out in delight; mostly, though, he listened.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Between my sobs and his sighs, the other servers tucked past, wondering what was happening but not really wanting to deal with the crazy person watching their co-worker badger-dig into the bowels of this cabinet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

"We only asked for affordable flour, electricity and our basic rights," he says, trying to steady his breath through his sobs.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Seeing all this, a woman kneels and cries out between sobs.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

As my wife held Charlie Kirk’s widow on the first day of her terrible sorrow, Erika told Usha between sobs that she regretted having only two kids with Charlie.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

I clutched the back of the chair, closed my eyes and saw luminous red as the rhythmic noise of his sobs fell over and over again, like a bludgeon.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Rachel Reyes sobbed as she recounted the moments leading up to the death of her son, Martinez.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

The families of the victims sobbed as the assessments were read out by counsel to the inquiry Rachel Langdale KC.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

When she realised she would be avoiding jail Blackwell sobbed in relief and agreed to the judge's demand that she pay at a rate of £400 a month.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

"I don't understand why I'm doing this, suffering and crying," sobbed Sakura – a pop veteran, who'd never encountered such vitriol in her previous bands, HKT48 and Iz*One.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

Omakayas sobbed as she dragged his blankets to him and covered him.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich

Carroll, who also played in the Premier League for Liverpool and West Ham, called the police and was "sobbing" in the arms of his children's nanny.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

"We had to do this to set his soul free, so that he is at peace and happy wherever he is," she said, flanked by her sobbing son.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

This momentarily disarms Vytas and Marija, but afterward we see them sobbing quietly in separate rooms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

I started sobbing, losing my idea of a new marriage before I could even fully conjure it again.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Zoe puts her hand to her mouth like that’s the only thing keeping her from sobbing.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas