Example Sentences

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On restaurant outings I have pulled up a scene from the cinematic gem “Hoosiers” and gotten choked up while my kids prayed I wouldn’t still be blubbering when the waiter came.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Darts world champion Deta Hedman said she was "blubbering like a child" after winning the sport's top prize.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

Keep a box of tissues close by: I was a blubbering mess two minutes in, when Hanks follows Murray’s cold open with one of the eulogies from Candy’s funeral.

From Salon • Oct. 12, 2025

You’re going to just get stern and I’m just going to be a blubbering idiot.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2023

I wasn’t going to start blubbering for the local sports guy like he was my priest or something.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie