sob story
Example Sentences
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If he has a sob story about how he has to collect the car now, say no.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 10, 2025
Her husband, Kyle Higginbotham, said he hoped her music career would be remembered as more than a "sob story."
From BBC • Feb. 29, 2024
It's also an experience almost everyone can relate to — the stranger's sob story that doesn't quite check out, the email that looks almost exactly like it came from your credit card company.
From Salon • Jul. 11, 2023
If this sounds like a sob story, that’s because it is.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2023
If I hear one more sob story from you, I think I’ll puke!
From "Tears of a Tiger" by Sharon M. Draper
