sob story
Example Sentences
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Lizzo's team has called the lawsuit a "fabricated sob story," but a Los Angeles judge ruled that the case could move forward last year.
From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025
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
After her bogus sob story elicits the sympathy of the wealthy collector and philanthropist, Liz then piques her interest with the offer of a Keith Haring painting that doesn’t exist.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025
I was trying to think up a sob story for the waitress when a rumble shook the whole building; a motorcycle the size of a baby elephant had pulled up to the curb.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
