sobbing

Example Sentences

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Bodycam footage recorded by the officers shows his mother, Coutts, sobbing on the floor and telling them it was "unfair".

From BBC • May 11, 2026

"He did not want to leave the town. He stayed, but is now in the cemetery," she told AFP, sobbing in the church hall.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Hutchcroft says she found Barrett sobbing uncontrollably, saying the man who managed her business affairs had suddenly died.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

She clutched the necklaces on her dress at center ice afterward and sobbing while hugging her coach.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

What she specifically thought of was Baachan sobbing and chasing her out of the kitchen.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata