sobbed

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

She added: "I sobbed for hours and then exhaled for the first time in a year."

From BBC • May 22, 2026

One man sobbed into the sleeves of his evening jacket.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

"Three families lived off this place. Look what they’ve done to me. I'm 55 years old. What job can I do now?" the livestock farmer sobbed.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

“Daddy,” she sobbed, “we c-could of been nicer to that p-poor boy....”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns