bawl

Example Sentences

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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

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

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2023

“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 looked over at Emma and, doggone-it-all, she was squeezing that awful doll and starting to pull her lip down and cloud her eyes up, getting ready to bawl right along with the new-free folks.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis