sobbing

Example Sentences

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“He was sitting in my office sobbing his eyes out,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Cameras cut to her fans, some of whom were shown sobbing on the jumbotron, wearing traditional Colombian Vueltiao hats and waving their flags with glee.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

"He did not want to leave the town. He stayed, but is now in the cemetery," she told AFP, sobbing in the church hall.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Hutchcroft says she found Barrett sobbing uncontrollably, saying the man who managed her business affairs had suddenly died.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Guosim flung herself down sobbing into the grass.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques