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
The film diverts expectations at every turn, shirking the burdens of the sob story you might see in a typical gay homecoming film.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 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
If this sounds like a sob story, that’s because it is.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2023
He thinks of knocking on someone’s front door and making up some sob story about being stranded but knows that he would never go through with it.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
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