bawling

Example Sentences

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Austin - who had passed out after making the call - was taken to hospital where he called his father, bawling his eyes out.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

But the book comes superbly to life in its character sketches, its bawling dialogue and its rugged sense of place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

"I was literally bawling my eyes out," she says as she remembers a chance meeting with someone who had decided to attend their very first festival after finding Lucy's social media page.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025

He tells me an anecdote about a young woman who said she started bawling when Sean Dino Johnson — one of the real former inmates — rolls around on the floor playing with a sword.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2025

Only before I knew what was happening, the tears were pouring down my cheeks and I was bawling like a bald-headed baby.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan