Example Sentences
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As my wife held Charlie Kirk’s widow on the first day of her terrible sorrow, Erika told Usha between sobs that she regretted having only two kids with Charlie.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
She cried in silence, her shoulders moving slightly with the sobs.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
Eunhee could hardly get her words out through sobs as her teenage son clasped his hand to his mouth.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Her voice choked with sobs, she said she was forced to observe Ramadan out of her own home for the first time in the two decades she has lived there.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
His face was working, from his throat came those dry hideous sobs.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
