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sob

[sob] / sɒb /


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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

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

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

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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