as in cried
to shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distress
the child sobbed when she found the dead frog
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Recent Examples of sobbed
Marta’s brothers sobbed with the desperation of years, with childish anguish.
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Mariana Enriquez
october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
At one point during the celebrations, Bronze sat on the pitch, put her hand over her mouth and sobbed.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
As a flame passed candle to candle, some sobbed as the gathering remembered those who died and marked their loss.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
The 53-year-old actor sobbed uncontrollably as the audience on the Lido erupted into 15-minute standing ovation, one of the longest at this year’s festival so far.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Sep. 2025
The teen, whose mother also sobbed in court as her son was sentenced on Tuesday, had pleaded guilty to charges including culpable driving causing death, theft, and failing to render assistance in July, the Sydney Morning Herald noted.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The woman, which court documents said witnessed her daughter bleeding from the gunshot, sobbed after speaking.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 22 Aug. 2025
These kids sobbed and expressed anger in their grief groups.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Overwhelmed, Cleveland pulled over and sobbed.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2025
Mariana Enriquez
october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
At one point during the celebrations, Bronze sat on the pitch, put her hand over her mouth and sobbed.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
As a flame passed candle to candle, some sobbed as the gathering remembered those who died and marked their loss.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
The 53-year-old actor sobbed uncontrollably as the audience on the Lido erupted into 15-minute standing ovation, one of the longest at this year’s festival so far.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Sep. 2025
The teen, whose mother also sobbed in court as her son was sentenced on Tuesday, had pleaded guilty to charges including culpable driving causing death, theft, and failing to render assistance in July, the Sydney Morning Herald noted.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The woman, which court documents said witnessed her daughter bleeding from the gunshot, sobbed after speaking.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 22 Aug. 2025
These kids sobbed and expressed anger in their grief groups.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Overwhelmed, Cleveland pulled over and sobbed.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sobbed
Verb
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In the video, her siblings – 12-year-old Jasmin and 10-year-old Kevin – cried as their parents and brother sat handcuffed in ICE vehicles.—
Maria Santana,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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Her mother was too malnourished to breast-feed; the baby cried constantly, began losing weight, and developed ulcers and infections.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Combs wept and held his head in his hands as each of his children walked up to a podium to deliver brief testimonials on his behalf.—
Adam Reiss,
NBC news,
3 Oct. 2025
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Earlier, Combs wept as his defense lawyers played a video in court portraying his family life, career and philanthropy.—
Jennifer Peltz,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Sobbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sobbed. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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