sob

Example Sentences

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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

Tears were running down his face and he was quietly trying to suppress a sob.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 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

As a singer, McRae can expertly control the sob in her voice, as in “Tuesday,” a stark piano ballad about a betrayal made all the more painful by how little it meant to the traitor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2025

The Warlord detected a sob in the squirrel's voice.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques