sob
Example Sentences
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“I had bandages, cream…a whole first-aid box for you!” she sobbed.
From Literature
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In an interview, he recalled the moment, sobbing as he listed their names.
“You can’t imagine how it touches every part of our lives,” she sobbed.
From Salon
Several people sobbed, with one teenage girl repeatedly saying "it's not fair," as she cried.
From Barron's
“And then 10% of the time, I was a sobbing, terrified mess.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.