sob

Suddenly, articulating what I saw—the creative writing projects I hoped to tackle, my pride at seeing my child launch into adulthood—I found myself stifling a sob.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

"It's part of her character, but what I didn't want to do was make a sob story."

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

“I’ll never forget this part of my life,” she said, and, behind sunglasses, began to sob.

From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026

And Dana takes that pause to let a sob break through her hard surface.

From Salon ● Feb. 26, 2026

She let out another low rumbling sob that sounded like the earth shifting beneath our feet, splitting the world right in two.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender

On the very next page Jake, stoic and aloof up to this point, sobs himself to sleep, alone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Between my sobs and his sighs, the other servers tucked past, wondering what was happening but not really wanting to deal with the crazy person watching their co-worker badger-dig into the bowels of this cabinet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

The sister of Maureen Brainard-Barnes broke down into sobs as she talked about how much she missed her.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

Instead, the vice president claims “Erika told Usha between sobs that she regretted having only two kids with Charlie,” and that’s what changed his wife’s mind.

From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026

Amid the shrieks, moans, cries, and Mary Todd Lincoln’s deep sobs, he listened.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

Flynn sobbed loudly as the letters from his children were read.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Rachel Reyes sobbed as she recounted the moments leading up to the death of her son, Martinez.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Skopova and the 15-year-old girl sobbed throughout the hearing.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Gartshore appeared via videolink at the 25-minute hearing, during which she sobbed and wiped away tears.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

In listening, I sobbed convulsively; for I could repress what I endured no longer; I was obliged to yield, and I was shaken from head to foot with acute distress.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Carroll, who also played in the Premier League for Liverpool and West Ham, called the police and was "sobbing" in the arms of his children's nanny.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Canadian Blake Parnham recalled that moment: "I was sobbing watching the game at home because I felt so vindicated, that Buffalo is different."

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

"We had to do this to set his soul free, so that he is at peace and happy wherever he is," she said, flanked by her sobbing son.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

“I’m actually only going to speak about what happened after I left that set of my own film adaptation, hyperventilating and sobbing, and there are many witnesses, so it’s not really a secret.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

Then he went on sobbing and hiccuping and hugging his blanket while Imogene stalked off and the whole big crowd of kids grumbled at Louella as if it was her fault.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson