Example Sentences
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Those digging for her listened to her cries for help alongside her mother's uncontrollable sobbing.
From Barron's • Jun. 27, 2026
Shortly afterwards, with a little more difficulty, the third sister emerges, sobbing and covered in dust from head to toe.
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026
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
Did she think he’d do something foolish like run out sobbing to Mom and Dad?
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
