Example Sentences

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In the photo released by the White House, Armstrong is sobbing, her mouth hanging open in despair.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

Inside, a young woman who got married just 10 days ago, is sobbing.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2021

That said, there is a very real chance this guy is sobbing in public because of 71,941 career passing yards, and if that's the case please, someone, ANYONE, give this man your therapist's number.

From Golf Digest • Oct. 9, 2018

My husband agrees with me in his more rational moments, but it is very hard to be rational when your mother is sobbing on the phone about losing the home you grew up in.

From Slate • Sep. 7, 2016

She is sobbing, and she stands there paralyzed.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti