sob

Example Sentences

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He was regularly seen sobbing in the dock with his head in his hands throughout the day.

From BBC

Standing over the memorial that has grown to take up the length of a building, a man in a The North Face jacket sobbed quietly.

From Los Angeles Times

How much of their mother’s sobbing and sadness could her young children bear to absorb?

From The Wall Street Journal

"I started to shout for help," she sobbed.

From BBC

It was a man, and he was sobbing his heart out, calling, “Mary, how could you leave me? Why didn’t you take me with you?”

From Literature