sob
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“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
"It came like an earthquake.. I thought 'Well, if I am going to die, then so be it,'" he said, beginning to sob heavily.
From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025
But customers lured in by the sob story posted furious reviews on Trustpilot about receiving "lumps of resin", "plastic junk" and "cheap metal rubbish".
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2025
Thorn began to sob at spotting her parents there too.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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Instead, the vice president claims “Erika told Usha between sobs that she regretted having only two kids with Charlie,” and that’s what changed his wife’s mind.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 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
Bereaved parents waited outside the Spring Street courthouse overnight in the rain for a place in the gallery, some breaking into sobs as he spoke.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026
But the sobs come out of me so hard that it’s almost impossible to breathe.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
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Members of Whitehouse's family in the public gallery sobbed as the verdict was returned.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
She added: "I sobbed for hours and then exhaled for the first time in a year."
From BBC ● May 22, 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
One man sobbed into the sleeves of his evening jacket.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2026
He threw himself flat on the couch and sobbed into the pillows.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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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
Those digging for her listened to her cries for help alongside her mother's uncontrollable sobbing.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
Shortly afterwards, with a little more difficulty, the third sister emerges, sobbing and covered in dust from head to toe.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Erika alternated between sobbing so much she couldn’t speak and sharing beloved memories about Charlie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Which scares the little kid so much she starts sobbing.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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