sobbing

Example Sentences

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Agreed, there’s incredible power in those close-ups of people singing and sobbing along with Eilish’s songs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 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

"I was trying to keep the phone still to film her and sobbing at the same time," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

The 36-year-old, who denies the murder, can be heard sobbing and telling the call handler, "please come as soon as you can, she's pregnant. She's cold".

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

“Monsters are eternal,” she told him, trying to keep herself from sobbing.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan