bawl

Example Sentences

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I’m making my way over to my dad, and I’m just seeing him bawl.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

The punchline rocks the audience, who bawl with laughter, interspersed with oohing.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2023

"In other ones, you can join in a bit but do you really have to shout and bawl and scream?" he added.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2023

Carolyn: I'm going to call her this evening and probably bawl halfway through our conversation, but she deserves to know how much she means to me.

From Washington Post • May 4, 2021

When she saw me, she didn’t bawl me out, she just asked, “Are you all right, Claudette?”

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose