sobbed

Example Sentences

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She added: "I sobbed for hours and then exhaled for the first time in a year."

From BBC • May 22, 2026

When she died at home, where she had asked to be, I held her tightly and sobbed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Sangha sobbed as relatives of Perry addressed the court, before the judge announced her sentence.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

"Three families lived off this place. Look what they’ve done to me. I'm 55 years old. What job can I do now?" the livestock farmer sobbed.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

My mother sobbed as I was taken away.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman