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  • past tense form of sob.
  • past participle of sob.

sobbed



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The professor "curled into a ball" in her office and "just sobbed" upon hearing of the death.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Bush's victims sobbed in court as prosecutors outlined the "chaotic conditions" in the funeral home, which was strewn with rubbish and family photographs.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Kadie Laws, whose father Darren Laws' ashes were recovered from Legacy, sobbed while reading her statement.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal May 23, 2026

She was just a shape in the dark, and I leaned over and sobbed like a baby and hugged her.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott



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