Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 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

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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Isobel lies on the floor with her head in Tsukiko’s lap, sobbing softly.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern