sob
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Suddenly, articulating what I saw—the creative writing projects I hoped to tackle, my pride at seeing my child launch into adulthood—I found myself stifling a sob.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
“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
Tears were running down his face and he was quietly trying to suppress a sob.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026
The Warlord detected a sob in the squirrel's voice.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
The sister of Maureen Brainard-Barnes broke down into sobs as she talked about how much she missed her.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Whether he was laughing, brooding or crumpling into sobs to create one of the most well-known and widely circulated meme GIFs of all time, Van Der Beek’s expressive appeal propelled him to virtually overnight superstardom.
From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2026
His sister Linda Unamuno, 39, burst into sobs as she recalled a nightmarish night.
From Barron's ● Jan. 4, 2026
That film’s devastating scene, in which a youngster sobs that his father doesn’t love him, came from Rob Reiner’s own feelings as a child.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025
Her voice trailed off into a fresh series of tragic sobs.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
When Cobolli sent a smash long on the second match point, Zverev instantly fell backwards onto the clay and sobbed into his hands.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
“I hit the floor and sobbed like a baby,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 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
"Sarah was just amazing with me while I just sobbed and sobbed in her kitchen," Behrens says.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
“Off they will go to the far side of creation,” Louise sobbed slightly into my ear.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
The movie has a pastoral coziness and lots of silly humor, but it’s also a moving meditation on death that has adults sobbing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
"I remember seeing him sitting next to the radio, sobbing," Pele later told Fifa.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
"He is in there," he said, sobbing as he looked at the remains of what was once a building.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
A video circulating on social media shows a woman sobbing in the hallway of an apartment complex, hugging her dog, who was wearing a New York Knicks T-shirt, as six L.A. police officers stood by.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
He buried his face in his pillow and went back to sobbing.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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