sob

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

Lizzo's team has called the lawsuit a "fabricated sob story," but a Los Angeles judge ruled that the case could move forward last year.

From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2025

Clutching the rough bark, he began to sob.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

Relatives crouched on the floor to say their final goodbyes to loved ones, kissing the faces of the dead between sobs.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

At times, people in the gallery grew emotional, with one woman breaking down in sobs as prosecutors played video of the August shooting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

"We only asked for affordable flour, electricity and our basic rights," he says, trying to steady his breath through his sobs.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

As my wife held Charlie Kirk’s widow on the first day of her terrible sorrow, Erika told Usha between sobs that she regretted having only two kids with Charlie.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Her back is rising, falling with sharp sobs.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

When another who’d been shackled at the ankles was released, her family hugged her as she sobbed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

He sobbed over the radio inside his helmet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Flynn sobbed loudly as the letters from his children were read.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Rachel Reyes sobbed as she recounted the moments leading up to the death of her son, Martinez.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

In the Before, I might have sobbed hysterically after our reunion with Mom.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

The financial-literacy teacher opened it to find a sobbing student.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

One lunchtime, Maddie found him sitting cross-legged on the sofa sobbing.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

At a portrait of Yevgeni Postel, a 25-year-old student, his mother laid a bouquet of flowers and broke down sobbing.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Shirley, sitting in the agent’s office, sobbing, pleaded that agents aren’t supposed to drop stars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Any second now, they’d be throwing themselves into hugs, sobbing onto each other’s shoulders, proclaiming, “Nobody understands me but you!”

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix