sobbed
Example Sentences
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"I don't understand why I'm doing this, suffering and crying," sobbed Sakura – a pop veteran, who'd never encountered such vitriol in her previous bands, HKT48 and Iz*One.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
She added: "I sobbed for hours and then exhaled for the first time in a year."
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
“If they are to amount to a crime then the legislature will need to codify it,” Robinson said from the bench Thursday morning, as Parker audibly sobbed at the defense table.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 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
In listening, I sobbed convulsively; for I could repress what I endured no longer; I was obliged to yield, and I was shaken from head to foot with acute distress.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
