sobbing

Example Sentences

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“I can’t even tell you the number of people that have approached me, just openly sobbing with happiness,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 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

Milton said he and his wife both began sobbing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 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

He felt like sobbing, but he guessed that would not be a good idea in front of Mars.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan