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

She was ferried to Jordan, where on her first morning since leaving Gaza she went down to breakfast, saw a buffet overflowing with food, and began to sob.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2025

The words left my mouth in a desperate sob.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

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

Eunhee could hardly get her words out through sobs as her teenage son clasped his hand to his mouth.

From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026

Her voice choked with sobs, she said she was forced to observe Ramadan out of her own home for the first time in the two decades she has lived there.

From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026

Whether he was laughing, brooding or crumpling into sobs to create one of the most well-known and widely circulated meme GIFs of all time, Van Der Beek’s expressive appeal propelled him to virtually overnight superstardom.

From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2026

The boy’s sobs softened to pitiful hiccups, then spiked again to shrieks as Leafie felt his arm.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

Members of Whitehouse's family in the public gallery sobbed as the verdict was returned.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

“I hit the floor and sobbed like a baby,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026

In a composed tone, as his wife sobbed in the audience, he spoke for hours about "Sammy," his "sophisticated and charismatic" daughter.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

"Sarah was just amazing with me while I just sobbed and sobbed in her kitchen," Behrens says.

From BBC ● May 2, 2026

“I had bandages, cream…a whole first-aid box for you!” she sobbed.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

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

A sobbing girl, no more than six years old, sat alone on a hospital bed, her family yet to visit.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

She was generally right on target for the dramatic stories related, as take-charge and cheeky, witty, or sobbing and heartbroken as the lyrics required.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

The 35-year-old, who made her Hollywood breakthrough in recent Oscar-winning film One Battle After Another, was sobbing as Jackson introduced her.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

At least 1,500 people passed through, many sobbing.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow