sob
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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
"All I did was cry and sob the whole day and night," Alia recalls.
From BBC ● May 24, 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
I sob out everything I’ve been holding in.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
At times, people in the gallery grew emotional, with one woman breaking down in sobs as prosecutors played video of the August shooting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 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
Presently, as Jo’s sobs quieted, he said hopefully, “I don’t think she will die. She’s so good, and we all love her so much, I don’t believe God will take her away yet.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Rachel Reyes sobbed as she recounted the moments leading up to the death of her son, Martinez.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Skopova and the 15-year-old girl sobbed throughout the hearing.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The professor "curled into a ball" in her office and "just sobbed" upon hearing of the death.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Kadie Laws, whose father Darren Laws' ashes were recovered from Legacy, sobbed while reading her statement.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The young women sobbed broken-heartedly during the ceremony.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
Shirley, sitting in the agent’s office, sobbing, pleaded that agents aren’t supposed to drop stars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
“I want to see my children!” a sobbing Cerimedo declared at one point in earshot of the media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 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 has been one of the most beautiful extraordinary experiences of my life and I just wanted to express my gratitude without sobbing completely," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
I drop to my knees, sobbing, wrapping my arms about his neck.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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