bawl
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The moment that mournful violins sound out their familiar melody, I bawl.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2024
A fan since the age of four, he has travelled with his mum Penny, and added: "I'm just going to bawl my eyes out the whole time, I just know that for a fact."
From BBC ● May 16, 2023
To those ready to bawl their eyes out as the finale's end credits roll, maybe we should call it an ordeal willingly undertaken.
From Salon ● May 25, 2022
“The next thing you know you’re sitting in a chair ready to bawl your eyes out,” he recalled.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 10, 2021
I thought that the slow squeaking of Grandpa’s old rocker was going to make me bawl again.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
“And this is me finishing it!” she bawls into the camera, the onscreen captions helpfully describing “dramatic wailing & yelling.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2021
Upon hearing the newborn’s piercing bawls, Segawa strode toward the birth register to record the newborn’s details.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2017
And then, “My name is Kiiiid,” he bawls, dragging one syllable out for two measures.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 17, 2016
BST14:14 “Cut the references to shrunken underpants, Doyle, this is a banter-free zone,” bawls Justin Kavanagh, on behalf of Mourinho.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 16, 2015
He lunged and let out one of his famous catch-a-rabbit bawls.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
"I bawled, I cried, and asked God why. I'd taken care of people my whole life. God told me he didn't have me there as punishment, but on purpose."
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026
“Camels bawled and ran, scattering loads of firewood in all directions,” Jones wrote.
From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2024
Valeria Bellodas-Lazo was so upset when she heard Harp wouldn’t coach the girls’ team this past season that “I bawled my eyes out for 30 minutes.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2024
I didn’t want to cry then but it just happened: I bawled.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 18, 2022
Little Ann had never bawled treed, and I knew she wouldn’t until she knew exactly where the coon was.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
"When she came on stage, I was right at the front, so I was literally bawling," added Poppy from Kent.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
It was a powerful moment, and all around me even the men were bawling like a bridesmaid at her best friend’s wedding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Stripped of his invulnerability, Homelander wilts into a bawling wimp, begging for his life on his knees.
From Salon ● May 24, 2026
"I was like: 'Who is this girl bawling her eyes out?'" she says with amusement - adding that she was one of the only islanders who "came for the right reason" and had "depth".
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2025
She began to cry then, bawling out like a frightened child.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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