sob story

Example Sentences

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If he has a sob story about how he has to collect the car now, say no.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 10, 2025

"I kept my story a secret. I didn't want to tell anyone. I didn't want it to be a celebrity sob story," she said.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2023

It's also an experience almost everyone can relate to — the stranger's sob story that doesn't quite check out, the email that looks almost exactly like it came from your credit card company.

From Salon • Jul. 11, 2023

If this sounds like a sob story, that’s because it is.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2023

Anyway, I get the whole sob story with Link’s grandmother.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman