sobbing

Example Sentences

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Khwaja Ahmad barely gets out a few words before he starts sobbing.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

“When my sister went to college, I was sobbing, like, ‘How could you move away?’”

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

“He was sitting in my office sobbing his eyes out,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Body-worn camera footage released by Merseyside Police showed Klevi Pirjani sobbing on the floor of his home as an officer tries to reassure him that his son was "in the best hands".

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Most of all, she remembered her mother holding her close and sobbing.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat