| 单词 | sob |
| 例句 | Papi had sobbed the day Carlos went off to boot camp. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z I crumpled up the last piece of tracing paper and started sobbing, my head in my hands in my fort. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z And here she was sobbing for no apparent reason. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z At this the giant’s wife wailed and sobbed as if each cry were being ripped from her soul. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z He sobbed and laughed at the same time. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z On the other side of the room, Gunwoo had found his mother and was sobbing hysterically in her arms. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Valley seemed to be sobbing now and she made a high-pitched noise that sounded like wheezing, but when she straightened up and Seven saw her face, she was not crying. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I turn around and—oh, God—I guess I’m sobbing a teeny bit, or about to. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z And another mother was crying and sobbing as she gave her burned breast to her baby. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was Moaning Myrtle, who was usually to be heard sobbing in the S-bend of a toilet three floors below. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The only sound was a faint soft sobbing. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Why did I listen to you?” she sobbed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I just open up my lungs and gasp in a whole big wad of air and when I let it out, I start sobbing. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Still shouting and sobbing, Bernard was carried out. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He was sobbing: “It is true! It is true! I found a man wha’ saw it done. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z At the first sound of shots, Charley Bloom set down a cup of Campbell’s tomato and rice soup and almost sobbed to Linda at the table across from him, “God help us now, it’s beginning.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of all, she remembered her mother holding her close and sobbing. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z All right f Apollo sobbed over his ukulele. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Saw them rock back and forth, the sound of their hearts breaking, weeping, sobbing, all in the pitch of pain. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Yesterday, after I had pulled myself together well enough to leave the tahara house without breaking down sobbing, I had gone home. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Behind him, whether from delight or fear he could not tell, Ron kept swearing at the top of his voice, and Hermione seemed to be sobbing. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Mothers stumbled along with blank, dead faces, pulling sobbing children by the hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Go away, go away, don’t hurt me,” and, after, sobbing, “Please don’t hurt me. Please let me go home,” and then the little sad crying again. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z I plunged through its leaves and threw myself down, sobbing. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Tally collapsed onto the bed, covering her face with her hands and sobbing. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Vetch sobbed with horror, yet he put out his hands to try to pull the thing away from Ged. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Then she ran to the big bedroom and lay on the floor sobbing. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He threw his arms around Henry and sobbed in his lapel while Henry just stood there, gazing off into the distance with a haggard, stoic calm. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Because he was so delicate, he sobbed like a baby. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He lay on the cold floor sobbing; but really he was pushing forward with his puny strength against a world too big and too strong for him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Adam wrapped his arms around his brother and hung close to him, sobbing. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I wept, and sobbed, and poured tears into that hole in the ground. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She held him close to her and sobbed. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z A few minutes later we hear the pickup roar down the driveway, and Fifi comes sobbing into the bedroom. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Tears still stained my cheeks from when I’d run home from school, sobbing, because someone had pushed me down at recess and I’d scraped holes in my favorite jeans. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Not one of her snot-nose sobbing jags, but crying like her heart done broke. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She doesn’t even realize she is sobbing because she is as struck as that deer. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Sometimes I would awaken sobbing, saying that someone had been shot and that blood was everywhere. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The crowd didn’t have any sympathy for sobbing little Finn Gustano, with his trembling lip and the bubble of snot in his nose. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She sobbed out that he ’as lucky to be dead; now he didn’t have to work all day after coughin’ all night, and didn’t have to worry bout gittin’ enough vittles. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She had her back turned to me, her face pressed against the minister’s chest, and was quietly sobbing. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z By the time he finished, she was sobbing, her neck and breasts covered with bruises and bite marks. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Indoors, too: When we walk into the foyer, a young girl in a white nurse's cap paces back and forth with a sobbing toddler, trying to calm him. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Late that day, besieged by fears, very lonely and quite famished, I fell to my knees and prayed with deep-hearted, sobbing words. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z She had no more time to argue with him, for at that moment Mr. Derby emerged from the front door of the house, angrily holding up a weak and sobbing Mrs. Derby. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, finally, I reached the barn, gasping and sobbing for air. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He sobbed out his fears and his worries and his bewilderment at the way things were in the world. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She had sobbed after the loss to Lee just as hard as Jerrod had, for she feared the season’s ending every bit as much as he did. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I put my head down on my aims and sobbed, feeling no shame for what I was doing. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as Courtney makes it inside, I pull him into the hug and start sobbing. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Help me, she was sobbing, blood bubbling up over her lips, help me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Ayesha leans back against a rock and belly laughs, then covers her face with her hands and begins sobbing. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The strength of her sobbing shook her entire body, but she never stopped struggling against the plastic ties binding her hands and feet. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She wept with me—sobbed harder than I did—but stood firm. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Lyra shook and sobbed in a frenzy of emotion. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Clutching the bars of his cage with bound hands, Mance sobbed and begged. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She began to laugh, muffling it against Hannah’s back, a sound so close to sobbing that Hannah could not tell the difference. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he lay face down, sobbing and saying over and over that God had turned away from him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z While I sobbed I said things in an aggrieved whisper. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “I will say it. No one can stop me. Soup, soup, soup! And then she began to cry in earnest, wailing and sobbing. “ The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z She went to him, placing her damp toweled arms about his neck, sobbing into his chest, soaking his shirt. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z He was still sobbing when a small voice behind him whispered: “Stuart!” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z “I knew it might be a trick,” he sobbed. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Her face was puffy km all her crying, and she could not seem to stop sobbing about her father. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Her brother, Halsey, on the other hand, had shuffled off into the shadows and was sobbing as the sparkling ashes of his life’s work swirled around him. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z A stab went through her, so sharp that Sansa sobbed and clutched at her belly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I went over to Herbert's wife as she held him tightly, sobbing softly. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z When she left the room, I broke down and sobbed. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z She sobbed brokenly, her throat an ugly gash, like a second, red, smiling mouth. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z One night the sound of sobbing awakened me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z But even though she sobbed and stumbled, even though her legs were weak and her body was shaking, she didn’t stop. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She huffed and went to sit at the end of the bleachers, then dropped her head into her hands and began sobbing. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I did not cry so as to be heard, however; I avoided sobbing. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z My mom rubbed her hand in circles on my back to try to comfort me while, above my sobbing, I could hear my dad ordering room service. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “I don’t. I remember that young boy sobbing in the dark. Clear as a bell after all these years.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The smell of singed flesh fills my nostrils, and I hear myself begging for mercy, then sobbing, then screaming. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I took Arthur by the arm, and led him away to the drawing-room, where he sat down, and covered his face with his hands, sobbing in a way that nearly broke me down to see. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z He put out his arms and folded her to his breast; and for a while she lay there sobbing. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z There was faint sobbing coming from Scythe Volta’s room. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Friendless, dejected, and hungry, he threw himself down in the manure and sobbed. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Harry could see Percy and the rest of the Ministry delegation waiting for him, casting nervous glances at the sobbing Hagrid and Grawp, who were still in their seats. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Mate sobbed out her story, her breath wheezy with the asthma she always got whenever she was upset. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He put his arm around the sobbing girl. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The man began to cry properly when I did, gasping and sobbing so hard that I couldn’t understand a word he was saying. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z He peered into the slots between, almost sobbing with desperation. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “I been so scared since what happened out at Mau- then’s,” she sobbed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He had stopped sobbing, even though tears still ran down his eyes, but not as much as the blood that he was losing. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “He makes me feel like a dog,” Vera sobbed with her face buried in her hands, going behind the curtain. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He barely spoke all night at home, and at about 10 p.m., two hours after his bedtime, I walked by his bedroom and heard him sobbing in his bed. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The sister, in the midst of her sobbing, shook her hand energetically as a sign that there was no point thinking of that. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z He lay with his face in the coarse grass, panting and sobbing by turns, with the sound of his own blood pumping through his ears. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z How could the girl who told that joke three hours before become a sobbing mess? Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z She heard herself crying, her sobbing louder and louder until Baby stirred and he placed his palm against her mouth. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z As soon as she left to post the letter, I collapsed in front of the fireplace, sobbing. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z All of a sudden she started sobbing and she rushed up and hugged me mad tight. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z She starts sobbing again, her shoulders jerking forward over her body. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Yeah. When the last one finally fell over the Cliff, I broke down and sobbed till my throat and chest hurt.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Harry clutched Malcolm’s hand and was being dragged along, sobbing the whole way. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Maybe it’s similar to the way, while watching our favorite soap opera, the Doctorita sobbed over the cruelty of Isaura’s enslavement while failing to see that she herself had enslaved me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, God, Pan, we’re safe!” she sobbed, but then a thought rushed into her mind: it was the Costas’ boat she’d hijacked that day. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He felt like sobbing, but he guessed that would not be a good idea in front of Mars. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I am sitting up in my bunk, writing my last entry in the little space left, and sobbing in the quiet way you leam in prison so you don’t add to anyone else’s grief. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Pita scrunched up her face, on the verge of sobbing aloud. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I am not sobbing anymore, but tears stream from my eyes without cease. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z But Polyphemus sobbed... and for the first time it sank in that he was a son of Poseidon, too. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z She was sobbing and panting, short and choppy, dabbing at her pouring eyes and nose with the napkin. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I remember I once sobbed because I saw a three-legged dog. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z And finally she had sobbed the only truth there was into her mother’s shoulder, the only explanation: the Tucks were her friends. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z She went into the bathroom, got in the shower, and sobbed. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z She turned from him and flung herself upon the bed, sobbing. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Bigger,” his mother sobbed, trying to talk through her tears. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I thought I would be unsteady, shaky, and sobbing. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I broke down sobbing, not knowing exactly why. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Momma had sobbed and Auntie Aggie had scolded her, wrapping me in a blanket and taking me down to the kitchens where she made me a cup of warm milk sweetened with honey. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Then I noticed Ang Dorje, standing alone in the appalling wind, sobbing inconsolably over the loss of Rob. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z She put her head down again and sobbed miserably. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “Because I wouldn’t know any of that. Don’t mind me—I’ll just be over here listening to parents sobbing about their kidnapped kids.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z It sounded like a woman’s voice, sobbing, and mingling with the dogs’ yelps and the men’s shouts. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Genie guessed whatever they talked about last night when he was upstairs praying for his own deafness and the end of Grandpop’s sobbing—the sound of black sheep—went well. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z She sobbed so hard, she ran from the kitchen, and in a moment we heard her bedroom door slam. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z And now my voice is trembling and I am sobbing. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z At this point, I was sobbing so loudly that everyone could hear me out in the gym. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He covered his face with his hat and sobbed. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “No. It's not—” I get out, but I’m cut off by an even more hysterical round of sobbing that seems only to confirm what Finnick said about the baby. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Swinging behind a tree he shouted “Hah!” triumphantly and giggled crazily, sobbing, laughing, panting with his chest tight and stricken with pain. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I collapsed on the stool next to the stove, sobbing so hard I couldn’t catch my breath. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Later that night before I sobbed into my pillow, I wrote: Please, God, let me learn how to stop being a warrior. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Meggie rushed to the door, unlocked it, sobbing, and ran down the corridor to the library. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Lucy Jo, who’d been waiting for Mom in the Dart, drove off without her, and Mom lay wrapped up in blankets on the sofa bed, sobbing about how much she hated her life. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “A, B, C, vitamin D, vitamin D, vitamin D . . .” The Super-Vox-Wurlitzeriana had risen to a sobbing crescendo; and suddenly the verbena gave place, in the scent- circulating system, to an intense patchouli. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman was sobbing now; Will saw the tears glistening on her cheeks. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Then my grandma broke down even more, started sobbing. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z When I blink, I see Rita’s sister on the pavement below the train tracks, limbs bent at strange angles; I see Rita screaming and sobbing; I see myself turning away. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Grief-stricken, I sobbed, “Please! Please! I want to be with my mama! Bury me too! I don’t want to be alive! Nobody loves me!” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z When I had finished, he kept staring down at the floor in deep thought I could hear the sobbing of my mother in the silence. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He heard the child sobbing at night, and he knew what some might do with that sorrow. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z But everything was lost to my sobbing and I got the blame. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Cora always fell asleep following Martin’s visit, sometimes after an interval of sobbing and sometimes so quickly she was like a candle being blown out. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “Monsters are eternal,” she told him, trying to keep herself from sobbing. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Then, for very helplessness, she began to shake with sobbing. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “I just wish he were here,” I sobbed. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The child became quiet as he recited, still sobbed a little and then fell asleep. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z “You treat me like garbage. I been good,” Mrs. Reilly sobbed. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The sobbing, soft and bubbly, coming from the short girl who stood next to an open locker. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Thorn’s parents hugged each other as they sobbed. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z She broke into a fresh round of sobbing. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z He was sobbing and trying not to, unable to get his breath. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Her hand squeezed my shoulder, and I felt her sobbing quietly. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I sobbed, begging my mother to let me go, telling her that I would never write such words again; but she did not relent until the last soap-word had been cleaned away. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He let himself be caught up in the stream and made his way to the basement steps, his brains still swirling with the sounds of cussing and sobbing. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Jealous and sweet, this music was, sobbing and gorgeous, muddy and crystal. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z When I had worn myself out with sobbing it was deep into the night. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And Heidi had to bring it back to my mom, sobbing, apologizing. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z All the emotions I’ve been suppressing erupt, and I’m sobbing so loudly my parents come and find me. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z She ran to her room and sobbed into a pillow. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “You came back,” I half accused, half sobbed. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z They yanked me to my feet, gave me a few slaps, and sent me home sobbing. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He sobbed aloud, and water dripped down from his nose and wet his mustache. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Mom clenched her jaw, and I swore for a moment she was going to slap me or start sobbing or shut down completely and never leave the driveway. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z And all through our walk home, while Taryn makes soft, sobbing sounds, I think about how much I hate them and how much I hate myself. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Dad said that when the paramedics arrived, Shawn was sobbing, begging for Mother. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Occasionally a tear would slide down his royal nose and dangle from its curved tip, but at least the loud sobbing had ceased. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z She sobbed into his chest and he squeezed tighter. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z On hearing this, the leopard mother wept bitterly, but the hunter just watched as the beautiful woman sobbed on his floor. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z She stumbled, sobbing, into the bathroom—the boys’ bathroom. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z As for the blue-eyed kid, he stays on the ground, curled up in fetal position, broken and sobbing, which is how I imagine he’ll spend the rest of eternity. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z A few days later I awoke to her sobbing. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z So ashamed I dropped my head and looked at the ground so that all I saw of her retreat was the movement of her shoes as she took off, sobbing. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z But she had not spoken fast enough — that little sobbing catch of breath had answered first. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z So, sobbing and crying, they went about their way, half clad as they were, and prepared fire and water. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “Do go away and let me alone,” he sobbed. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Later, closing the door to his room behind him, Palmer broke down and sobbed. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z She ran her hands across her scalp, over and back, examining her head from left and right, and Petra braced herself for sobbing. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He embraces Mama, who breaks down, sobbing in his arms. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She is sobbing and crying in her bunk of the RV. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He just sat there with his head bowed, sobbing. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Jake looked at him once before, sobbing with violence, he rushed headlong from the room. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He held her for practically a full minute while she sobbed. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “God lives, child. He does live. He does listen to prayers,” she sobbed. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m innocent!” the boy my age sobbed as they dragged him up onto the gallows and put the hangman’s noose around his neck. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z They left him coughing and sobbing in the kitchen and went into the front room to show Francie the costumes. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The altar boy assisting the priest plucked the infant from the font and restored him to Angela, who sobbed and clutched him, dripping, to her bosom. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Mrs. Little went up to her bedroom, lay down, and sobbed. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Herbert's wife clung to me and sobbed hysterically as I led her out of the visitation room with her family tearfully following. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z If only there had been a dementor around....As a sobbing Wood passed Harry the Cup, as he lifted it into the air, Harry felt he could have produced the world’s best Patronus. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “I would have never hurt the baby,” he sobbed. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Hibiscus sobbed louder when he heard the little boy’s name. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He could hear Neville sobbing into his pillow for what seemed like hours. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The day of the gun, and the bloody body, and the courthouse came and commenced to sing a sobbing sigh out of every corner in the room; out of each and every chair and thing. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The room was instantly quiet, save for the sobbing woman. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She sobbed softly as she worked, pausing now and then to wipe tears from her eyes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Someone cries out, breaking the silence; then there’s sobbing from one group, and then another. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I hear Sarah sobbing, “Oh, oh, oh,” over and over and over. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z A reporter will interview a sobbing woman who saw the accident in front of the department store on Bartlett Street. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Then Wood was speeding toward him, half-blinded by tears; he seized Harry around the neck and sobbed unrestrainedly into his shoulder. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z This was followed by some loud sobbing, not Leslie's, thank the Lord, and some sobbing and talking mixed up and—the bell. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z He sat on the edge of his bed and sobbed, tears carving tiny paths through the shaving cream on his cheeks. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “I’m Green,” I sobbed, the words half lost to the machine’s buzzing. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z They spent the first night either stunned into silence or sobbing. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I don’t want him to see me sobbing again. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I turn to face Lucinda, and we collapse in each other’s arms, sobbing. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z When I finished going through all the details, Martha fell silent, then sobbed softly. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z She grabbed Deedee from him, wrapped her arms around her tight.The little girl was sobbing. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “So welcome to the sweet torture of reading An Imperial—” I stopped when I heard violent sobbing on the other end of the line. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z And then there was a great noise, followed by silence, and the sound of Lady Isobel sobbing. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m fed up to the eyeballs with that button brigade,” she sobbed. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z A loudspeaker crackled just before we heard what sounded like a man sobbing. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Between the bouncing and sobbing, I whisper, Why? The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z People around us were sobbing, but we were all together, bonded for life, and there was comfort in that. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Everyone was quiet except Mom, who was sobbing that she really did carry Lori for fourteen months. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I sobbed for a few minutes before I wiped my face on his covers. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z I twisted my blanket in my hands and clenched my teeth, trying to shut out the low rumble of conversation punctuated by coarse laughter and quiet, hopeless sobbing from below. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I don’t care a bit about the Centipede,” the Earthworm sobbed. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z “Hindus killed my family,” he sobbed into his hands, his face pressed against them in the dirt. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “The turkey”—Trotter was almost sobbing now— “Fifteen dollars and thirty-eight cents, and I let it go to rot.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Ron, he saw, was now holding Hermione and stroking her hair while she sobbed into his shoulder, tears dripping from the end of his own long nose. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z And then he turned his face away from me and started sobbing. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Now a whole month might pass between beatings, the bad beatings when she pounds me until I’m sobbing, until my legs collapse and I curl up, stinging and throbbing and aching, on the floor. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “I just don’t know what we got to do,” Lyra sobbed. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z She was sobbing with rage, and the knife was still upraised, her arm trembling wildly as it fought to complete the arc it had begun and bring the blade down on Sarai’s throat. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Across the road, a girl no older than Dany was sobbing in a high thin voice as a rider shoved her over a pile of corpses, facedown, and thrust himself inside her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He was sobbing, talking so fast his words were layering on top of each other. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z From there, it was but a few minutes to quiet sobbing. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Brian, typically, started doing an impersonation of Mom carrying on and sobbing, but no one was laughing, so he picked up his books and walked out of the house. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I can tell by the heaving of her shoulders that she’s sobbing, but I can barely hear her over the throbbing in my ears. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She knelt over the opening, sobbing, holding the bundle. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Aunt Lorraine was standing by his side, sobbing hysterically, but Carlos didn’t seem to mind. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “He’s coming—” Balthamos said, almost sobbing, and now Will did catch some of his fear. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Travis’s mom, lying on the floor, sobbing, three nurses stroking her back and trying to comfort her. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z She sobbed and hugged Aunt Gloria, saying it couldn’t possibly be Salim, while Dad started throwing outdoor clothes on over his pyjamas and Kat stood there, gripping me. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside he heard sobbing as the castle folk were pulled from their beds and driven into the yard. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But she looked over and saw the bishop’s daughter, Julie, tucked between the edge of the wall and the piano, sobbing. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The woman did, sobbing again, but without hope this time. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z As for me, I was sobbing so hard, I could barely breathe. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z He lay where he had fallen and sobbed, his legs folded, his face pressed blindly to the gravel. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z On the day we heard this I sat sobbing in our kitchen, flattened with shame and rage. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Men just don’t understand how a woman feels,” she sobbed. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Bryce is sobbing so hard that I feel his wet tears through my shirt, and I hug him harder. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I buried my face in my crossed arms and sobbed. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Elinor stumbled over a tree root, grabbed at something prickly, and fell to her knees sobbing. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The Heads of House converged on her; there was a great bang and a puff of purple smoke, which cleared to reveal Susan sobbing, reunited with her leg but looking horrified. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I opened my eyes to the sounds of a little girl sobbing a few seats in front of me. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z He lay on the cold floor sobbing; but really he was standing up strongly with contrite heart, holding his life in his hands, staring at it with a wondering question. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I pulled the eiderdown over my head, sobbing at his feet. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z She has been sobbing her heart out all evening, impossible to comfort her. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The sounds of feet stomping, hands clapping, tambourines shaking, and the sobbing of both men and women filled the room. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Then Sister Betty came through the people, herself a nurse, and people recognizing her moved back; she fell on her knees looking down on his bare, bullet-pocked chest, sobbing, “They killed him!” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Eve! Mother of all! Eve, again! Mother Eve!” stammered Lena Feldt, sobbing. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A few were praying, and one young squire was on his knees, sobbing openly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When he saw me in the doorway, he closed his eyes and went limp and quiet but for a pitiful sobbing deep in his throat. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Arya heard sobbing from inside the building, and then a shriek so loud and full of pain that it made her bite her lip. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She put her head down on the table and sobbed. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy kept looking back and when he could no longer see him he stopped and then he just sat down in the road sobbing. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z McNair was sobbing over his decapitated ex-wife, her torso in his arms, her limbs strewn in front of him. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Then there was no more talking or shouting, just sobbing. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She sobbed once, then took a sip of tea. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes at night Tristran would hear her sobbing softly to herself. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I did not mark the sobbing in the street, though I saw, when I passed by a window, that a hay- wagon laid with three corpses rolled past. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I stumbled out into the black night, sobbing, my legs wobbly from fear. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The common room was crowded, full of whispers, murmured questions, and broken sobbing. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I just put my head down and cried and sobbed. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z For the third time that day she found herself sobbing. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z No one moved except Wormtail, who was upon the ground, still sobbing over his bleeding arm. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She took a few deep, almost sobbing breaths. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, for some reason, they stopped, and a thin, uncertain sobbing began to come from her instead. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He rolled on the floor and sobbed, wondering what it was that had hold of him, why he was here. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “He was shaking, crying, sobbing. He couldn’t function. He could not talk,” Terryl says. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Grace was still sobbing on Jake's shoulder as he led her into their apartment. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z An Yi and Teacher Wei both threw themselves on the cart, sobbing bitterly. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “That bloody hyena,” she went on, and she was sobbing now. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I felt like crying into his shirt, breaking down, sobbing for a good hour. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The whole game was accompanied by fake sobbings and heavings of his chest. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z One was sobbing, and the tears made tracks through her-heavy white makeup. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t sure until she fell on my neck and sobbed, right as Chi-Boy came around the corner. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Years later she remembered sitting in the chair, sobbing and checking on herself over and over again, thinking, “But I’m still here. I’m still here.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I sobbed while she tried her best to clean our grass mat and me. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Ifemelu said, her voice rising, and then she was sobbing, apologizing to Aunty Uju, her own guilt spreading and sullying her. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “No,” his mother sobbed, releasing him from her grasp. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I covered my face with my hands and sobbed. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She ran into her bedroom screaming and sobbing. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He led the sobbing little friar out of his hiding place. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Harry stood quite still and silent, listening to her sobbing and calling Ron’s name amongst the trees. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The old colored lady, Miss Alice, who rode in the morning, was not there and neither was her sobbing daughter, but an older colored man who smiled and offered everyone peppermints often was. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I am bleeding and sobbing and near hyperventilating, and I have never been so thankful to see another human in my life. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z It was common to come into the bathroom and hear somebody sobbing in one of the stalls. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I found my cell phone in my bag and, while sobbing hard, I called my mom. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Her sobbing had let up a bit, or seemed to have, but her body was in the same wretched, prostrate, face-down position. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z The women sobbed the whole way to Plaszów, but I didn’t. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Baby clung to his hand and refused to let go and Ugwu’s whole life suddenly gathered in a lump in his throat, and he was sobbing and the tears hurt his eyes. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z A lot of veterans were seen sobbing on the Welch streets as it went by. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The tall man began to babble, his voice little more than a terrified sobbing, “Oh God. Tam, my eyes. I’m blind?’ The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I drop to my knees, sobbing, wrapping my arms about his neck. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Sorrow threatened to overwhelm him, and he didn’t want to be caught sobbing like a baby. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She opened her eyes and found that they’d been containing tears, and to her surprise and shame she sobbed and sobbed. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The old woman's sobbing was having a strange effect upon me-as when a child, seeing the tears of its parents, is moved by both fear and sympathy to cry. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s crying full-out—sobbing like the world has ended and Noah hasn’t landed his ark. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z And all this time, in travail, sobbing, gaining on the current, we rowed into the strait—Skylla to port and on our starboard beam Kharybdis, dire gorge of the salt sea tide. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A woman nearby fell to her knees, sobbing. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z In the house, the girl began sobbing and screaming for her father. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I realize it’s the sound of a man sobbing. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “Oh God, he’s dead,” she sobbed, leaning over the body of the old man who had filled her childhood with stories and protected her clandestine love affair. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “We don't even have a light in here,” she finally sobbed. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I thought of her sobbing at the end of Romeo and Juliet. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z She was sobbing by the time it was over. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z And he coughed and sobbed in the dusty space before the altar, lying on his face. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z She stayed that way, sobbing, listening to the terrible sounds around her, until silence fell. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z If I spent my nights sobbing into my pillow, I would be a little embarrassed too. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z You sobbing about how you still loved Alex, then sobbing about how they made him break up with you. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I swear to God, Mr. Wellins looked so emotionally moved, I thought he was going to start sobbing. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Will was beside me—tears on his face—and he sobbed that John was hit, that friend John was down. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Omakayas sobbed as she dragged his blankets to him and covered him. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “Comeoncomeoncomeon,” I’m shouting and sobbing and my lungs hurt and my throat hurts. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z When the court recessed for lunch, Ellsberg walked to the defense table, fell into a chair, and sobbed. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z If the sobbing ghoul was Bob’s idea of help, Percy was pretty sure he didn’t want it. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z They both started sobbing and walked off the field clutching each other. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I was out of breath, sobbing, the hallways had never been this empty, I felt like I was in a movie, or a bad dream. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Tall as I was, I laid my head on my mother’s shoulder, and she stroked my hair while I sobbed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Two of the girls who had not been selected had dissolved into tears and were sobbing with their heads on their arms. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He paced and ran his fingers through his hair, sobbing and telling anyone who would listen that he was sorry. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Davi sobbed loudly, begging them to let her stay with her mother, but the soldiers dragged her on. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I pressed my face against my mother’s chest and sobbed. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I never finished my meal; sobbing, I slunk off to bed, my limbs afire with pain where the rawhide had raised welts. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he lay there in the mud, choking and sobbing for breath. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z As I sobbed into my pillow, soaking it with tears and snot, I realized how ridiculous I was being. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Wormtail, his job done, dropped to his knees beside the cauldron, then slumped sideways and lay on the ground, cradling the bleeding stump of his arm, gasping and sobbing. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Such a shame,” many voices sobbed mockingly from Manny’s bluish lips. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z She hung up, went to her room, closed the door, and sobbed loudly. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I walked home sobbing in my cap and gown and caught a Greyhound bus for New York the very next day. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z An old woman sobbing that they had burned her cottage. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The store manager found him, huddled on a pile of crushed boxes and Barbies, sobbing. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Across the room the cowherd sobbed, knowing the master’s weapon. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I mistrusted her no longer, I was afraid of her no more, but the sight of her sobbing there, dry-eyed, made me shudder, made me ill. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I shake my fists at heaven and God, and when I finally subside into uncontrolled sobbing Queenie creeps out from behind the trunks and slides into my lap. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Hagrid allowed himself to be steered into a chair and slumped over the table, sobbing uncontrollably, his face glazed with tears that dripped down into his tangled beard. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “Don’t talk that way, Buddy,” the mother sobbed. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Coming out of Kate’s he had touched his sobbing brother and Aron had cut him down with a fist like a whip. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And then I would start sobbing for no reason. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z You know, you know, how can you smile like that, and be sobbing and sobbing all over the peaches and pears? Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Peach sobbed and sniffed, and I heard leaving noises, the kind of settling-down, murmuring noises that drift across people when they are all talking at once, softly, ending a conversation or starting the next one. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Jonas sobbed and shouted and pounded the bed with his fists. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Then the scene switches to a young Hideo on his knees before his parents, sobbing, begging forgiveness, hysterical, inconsolable, even as they try to make him get up. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Scarlett had said, and she wasn’t quite shouting and she wasn’t quite sobbing. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z After a while, I could hear quiet sobbing. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I was hanging on and leaning on his shoulder now, sobbing into his back. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I’m still on the ground, clutching my knees and sobbing. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “Horrid!” sobbed Miss Pope, and then ceased crying. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Reilly had collapsed, sobbing, on the bar, one hand clenched around her beer glass. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I did not know that the sobbing voice—“I’m sorry! I’m sorry!”—was mine until the water stopped and I realized my mouth was moving and the words were still coming out. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z She sobbed as she struggled to her knees. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But in a moment I was on my knees again, helpless and sobbing. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Not even when I passed a quietly sobbing Miss Sarah, the limp and motionless body of Miss Rose lying in her arms. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I knelt down and sobbed out a prayer. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know,” she sobbed, “I just don’t know. To think how close you came to being killed. I don’t think I can stand any more.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t,” she sobbed, bursting violently into tears. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Then he put his hand over his face and started sobbing. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I was bent over my knees, still sobbing. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Because here they are, the Monongahela and the Allegheny meeting Mom’s Ohio River, the two of them sobbing like strangers going as long-lost sisters for Halloween. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He wrapped his arms around Grandma’s waist, pressed his head against her stomach, and slowly, drunkenly, painfully started sobbing. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z There came to him the soft sound of sobbing. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He was glad he hadn’t seen something like that—a grown woman, sobbing on a dirty grocery-store floor. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He lay on the ground, sucking in air noisily, red-faced and sobbing. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She sat up, sobbing so much that she could hardly hold her balance. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z My mother ran to it, pounding on the wood and sobbing for him to let her in so she could help him. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama pulled me to her and I sobbed into her shoulder. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “There must be something very wrong,” she sobbed, “for him so to shun the light of day.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z At this point, I was sobbing so hard I couldn’t see anything. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z His grip immediately went slack, and I crashed to the ground, sobbing as I was finally able to breathe again. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z But the fox daemon tore at the cat Pantalaimon, and Lyra felt the pain in her own flesh, and sobbed a great cry as he fell. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Big Ma poked her head in our room to see what the sniffling was about and found us sobbing on the two beds pushed into one. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Then she would begin her sobbing again, slowly gathering volume and strength. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When Dad, with the car finally stowed away, appeared on deck, three of the younger children were sobbing. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z She sobbed and stomped for days; Jasmine was more adaptable. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Papa was crumpled on a sofa in the living room, sobbing. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He sobbed in desperation and turned, but the thing pursuing him now stood in his path—a colossal being wrapped in shadows, its shape vaguely humanoid, its head almost scraping the ceiling twenty feet above. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Several of his hands were covering his face as he sobbed. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z On a particular afternoon when I was slipping off the bar every time I tried to catch it, I sobbed to Aimee, “I’m never going to get it!” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I sobbed as I lay on the pillow, my hair a mass of mud and silt. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I turn from the Suits to my parents; my mom is sobbing into her hands, and my dad looks like the house is burning down around him. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Aureliano not only could not sleep for a single second, but he spent the next day with a fever, sobbing with rage. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I pulled Dismay’s collar close to my belly and held myself as I sobbed. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z But Hermione didn’t seem to want to move; her eyes were still upon the sobbing elf. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Although he sobbed with pain, he knew he could not give up now. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Okay, I’ll stop. I don’t want you sobbing over me and ruining your prom aesthetic.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “It is all the stories you told her,” Ma sobbed. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I want to go down and get the Friday Penny but Mam is sobbing with the coat over her mouth and Malachy says, I don’t want his old Friday Penny. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Harry Potter is greater by far than Dobby knew!” he sobbed. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The old woman sobbed, pointing to the stuff piled along the curb. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Still clutching the avocados, he knelt by Katie’s bed and sobbed out his fear and worry. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Guenever, behind his smiling loving face, was sobbing as if her heart would burst. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z At Uncle Edisto’s funeral, Peach had sobbed so much, Aunt Goldie had to take him out of the room as he gagged on his tears. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I pick him up, and he grabs onto me and starts sobbing, again saying, “I’m so sorry,” over and over again. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z She ran to the bed, fell upon it and sobbed. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z This is the first time I will see my father since I left him, and I don’t want him to see me half-collapsed and sobbing. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z My father shook Chavez and the man’s sobbing sub sided. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “And I’d never see you grow up,” she said to me, sobbing. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Then I accidentally slid the door shut on my fingers, really hard, and ended up sobbing for ten minutes in pain and shock that the door had betrayed me. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z ‘Pig,’ they sobbed and scolded while they ruined our house. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He grabbed him and hugged him tight, sobbing as he clutched him. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I double over, clutch my knees, and rest my head against the floor, sobbing, choking. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He sobbed wildly; he sobbed as though he never could stop. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Colonel Cathcart let go a stricken gasp of dismay and hurled himself headlong into his jeep, almost sobbing. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She sobbed at the sight of him but was glad that his terrible wounds were gone. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z When the priest stepped down and walked around the coffin sprinkling holy water at the four corners of it, a woman sitting across the aisle sobbed wildly. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z If the bacon grease was gone, Hanako would...something....She sobbed more. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I sobbed the whole way home, still heartbroken. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “How very true,” he sobbed, supporting himself on the staff. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z And then Vega just started sobbing his eyes out. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z She hung on to Ma and sobbed, “Oh, will he eat Sukey?” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a terrible night. I feel so old,” she said, sobbing. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The bald man took hold of his hair with his free hand and twisted it cruelly, till Bran sobbed in pain. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As she sobbed, Papa rocked her in the dark, trying to console her. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “But when will I see them?” sobbed a young girl in the corridor. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I can’t see who it is because now the tears are flowing and I’m sobbing. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I put my head in my arms and sobbed my heart out. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The woman was sobbing bitterly; her whole body was heaving with the gulps that racked her. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z As red, white, and blue confetti rained down on us and fog machines swirled clouds of vapor around us, we’d hugged each other, sobbing and laughing. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I announced proudly while Mom sobbed and the other mothers comforted her. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He sobbed and swam away toward the armory, where his cousins were fixing spears and swords. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Had she been in her old-woman form, she would have sobbed. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He swung his big brown fists with crazed violence and sobbed aloud. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The wind carries the haunting sound of sobbing to my ears.. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Some are snif- fling and tearing up silently, and some are sobbing openly. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked for her, or Mother or anyone, but only saw other mothers running into the water with small, sobbing children, trying to splash and rub their arms and legs and faces clean of ants. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It is the Mexican records my father plays on Sunday mornings when he is shaving, songs like sobbing. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z As the sobbing continued unabated, I wheeled my bicycle into the third-floor corridor. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The darkness crept down and the rain drummed on the steel roof of the cab and the windshield wipers sobbed their arcs. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z She calls Lena, who’s sobbing so hard I can hear her from across the room. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The best I managed was to pat his arm in a there-there way while he sobbed, his hands to his face. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He hooted, gasped, sobbed, began to choke with laughter. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z He drew a glass of beer and sobbed gently. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The pillow smells of his lime pomade and she breathes it in, sobbing . . . . . . until, drugged by weeping’s opiates, she falls asleep. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “You want me to start sobbing and shaking?” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Sansa went so far as to cross the bedchamber and throw open the shutters . . . but then her courage left her, and she ran back to her bed, sobbing. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He imagined his own body ripped by bullets like the bird’s, and he sobbed harder. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She flung herself into his arms and sobbed, clinging passionately to his shoulders, pressing her nails into his back and her face into his neck, and all he could hear was, “No—no—no...” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z More than two hundred screaming, sobbing, trembling and confused children jammed the badly ventilated hall, and, for lack of enough benches, most of us stood up like bristles. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “But listen. You have no idea what it feels like to have headaches like this. No idea. It hurts,” I say—and I realize tears are running down my face, though I’m not sobbing. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z He heard the sound of the sobbing woman again and asked Calvin, “What the hell is that?” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He held her gently as she turned to him and sobbed against his chest. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She was nearly sobbing by the time she finished. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z By then he was crying, sobbing, pulling at the box of Kleenex on Gaylyn’s desk. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z She didn’t glance back, but I could tell from the way her back was hunched up she was still sobbing. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Omakayas put her hands to her face and sobbed until she felt just enough better. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z She might have heard Iorek Byrnison’s roar, but it was a long way off, and then she was jolting over rough ground, arms twisted, mouth stifled, sobbing with rage and fear. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z In the face of the hostility and contempt of almost everyone in the cave, Andrew crumpled and fell to the floor, curled up and sobbing. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “I tell you, it’s their fault,” he sobbed. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z As I recall, neither of them said anything of note throughout the whole interview, which lasted perhaps three or four minutes, and they left sobbing just as they had arrived. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “I let him in,” she sobbed while Mary Lou held her. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “They are going to shoot us all,” a woman said over and over, sobbing. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z "Yeah. I'm okay," I say, but the quiver is in my voice, and I feel like I might start up with the sobbing again for some reason, and he says, "Okay. Okay. I'll call." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z The scythe sat in one, Kohl in the other, hunched and sobbing. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Both of them ignored me while she sobbed and he tried to find nice words to say to make her feel better. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “I still want to go see them cells,” Deborah said, sobbing. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “No one will want me now. I’ve turned into a witch,” she sobbed. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It's embarrassing enough that he saw me sobbing. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Aurelia hung limp from his hand, still on the ground, sobbing. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z After I'd escaped from the lab and developed the habit of watching my family from a distance, I occasionally saw John sitting at our dining room table with his head in his hands, sobbing. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Celia came over the morning after—everything to me now was either before or after, the way that previously my life had been divided by the accident—and sobbed into my shoulder. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I ground my knees in the dust and shook and sobbed and opened my mouth to cry out loud. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She sobbed out, “Dearest! You are my dearest, my darling, my dear one. A baby, a little baby, when I left you. More than marvelous is this thing that has come to me.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Out of nowhere, she had started sobbing again. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Laertes cupped the delicate purple and white flowers in his palm and sobbed. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Mr. Jacobs was on the ground, sobbing something terrible with his hand over his face, and the cop who had struck them stood frozen and uncertain. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z After a moment his cries stopped and were replaced by sobbing. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Kingshaw broke into a run, sobbing and wiping the damp mess of tears and sweat off his face with one hand. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z It was evident from the moment the two maids stepped into my pantry the following morning that Miss Kenton had already spoken to them, for they both came in sobbing. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z She studied them close with her good eye, then she sobbed and both her eyes overran with tears. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He tried again, crying and pleading, begging, sobbing, and Lord Asriel took no notice except to knock him to the ground. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He walked out on the beach to the edge of the light and stood with his clenched fists on top of his skull and fell to his knees sobbing in rage. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z It is her, sobbing in her bridal bed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Slowly, his arm relaxed and hung at his side; she fell to sobbing again. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Turtle blew her nose loudly to keep from sobbing. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Now the twins started to cry and Malachy clung to Mam, sobbing. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “My parents are big fat liars,” I sobbed. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The guests laughed, but it was a joyless laughter, the sort of laughter that can turn into sobbing in half a heartbeat. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But I heard you a few days ago, sobbing — I thought Snape was threatening you....” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z It gave the smoke a spicy scent, a pleasant enough smell, yet Eroeh fled sobbing, and Dany Was filled with fear. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There came another sickening crack, and this time a flood of sobbing broke from the witch. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere above us, deep sobbing echoed through the building. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z She sat down and put her head between her legs, sobbing. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z But just outside the greenhouse door, she heard running footsteps and a strange, high, sobbing sound. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Mia ran down to the side door, and Pearl heard a murmur of voices and crying, and then her mother came into the kitchen followed by a young Chinese woman, who was sobbing. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But Bo started sobbing so violently that Prosper came running back to him in spite of Scipio's angry glare. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z His neck muscles seemed to give way, and as he sobbed, his head fell forward and hit the steering wheel. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I sobbed and coughed, and she wrapped her arms around me. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The fantasy never got beyond that—I didn’t let it—and though the tears rolled down my face, I wasn’t sobbing or out of control. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “But I wouldn’t give it up,” he sobbed. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why is she coming to nose into my master’s private business?” sobbed Winky. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He sobbed finally with huge, burning explosions of pain. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Which scares the little kid so much she starts sobbing. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z He grabbed her arm, and shoved the sobbing woman along the street. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Hyacinth sobbed out something through her tears that sounded like miss beebee mania, which Oliver was certain could not be correct. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Caroline and I were both sobbing by the time she walked over to say good-bye to Ma. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The voice trailed off, and I thought I heard sobbing. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z In listening, I sobbed convulsively; for I could repress what I endured no longer; I was obliged to yield, and I was shaken from head to foot with acute distress. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He is carrying a rifle, and Geoff Graham is yelling and sobbing, and when Annabelle gets to the bottom of the stairs, she sees something unreal, so unreal. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “But we don’t have any money,” Mama responded, sobbing and looking sadly at Torito. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I cry, and hug myself, and laugh, letting out salt tears, he he! till I fall down gasping and sobbing. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z If he didn’t know better, he would have thought she was sobbing. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Nanny half sung, half sobbed a running chantprayer over the head of the weeping girl. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Johnny buried his head in his arms and sobbed shudderingly. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She wished Immie had loved her back, and she sobbed because it would never happen now. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The path was almost entirely overgrown now, and the bushes clawed at him, scraping at the infected burns until he was close to sobbing with the pain. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z She was as upset as I was, her eyes darting from my sobbing face to the balled-up letter in the yard. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z A disturbing kind of sobbing takes hold of him. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I think I’m going to cry, she thought, like a child sobbing and wailing, I don't like it here.... The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Moaning Myrtle was still sobbing and wailing overhead. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “No, run home, Emilia!” she sobbed, tears streaming down her face. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She pressed the statue against her chest as if to reward the Madonna and then, suddenly, broke down and began sobbing herself. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I was sobbing by now, looking at her bitterly. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked away first, turning to watch Taryn, on her knees, shaking Mom while she sobbed, as though she was trying to wake her up. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z That only results in me sobbing, shoulders quaking. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “It’s awful —” They heard the lock slide back and Hermione emerged, sobbing, her robes pulled up over her head. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Zinaida returned to her regiment, climbed from her plane, and sat on the grass sobbing. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The boy knelt, sobbing, at the mercy seat, and the church began to sing. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z He tried to ignore it—the cookies were calling him—but then the sobbing intensified. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I knew if I ran, the sobbing would pursue me, and the water would thicken into quicksand. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z And the third blow sent Rengen to his knees sobbing and crying out in pain. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I had to promise to buy Tyson an extra peanut butter sandwich at lunch to get him to stop sobbing. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z "Hodor," he sobbed between cracked Ups as he lifted Bran in huge strong arms and bloody hands and carried him back out into die rain. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And when Joseph sobbed into silence, his father said, “Done now, kid?” Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z “The Cougar just got throwed off a horse he was working and busted his leg,” he sobbed to David Alexander. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z At this point a spectator in the courtroom’s balcony let out a wail and began sobbing loudly. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z I got up and ran to my room, burying myself under my covers while I sobbed. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z When she recognized the gentle slope that descended past the last few trees into the clearing behind the old house at Rook Hill, she almost sobbed with relief. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z This time Kit succeeded in half dragging the sobbing woman through the underbrush. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z When his breathing quieted and he stopped sobbing, I lifted his face and looked into his eyes, as brown as a shady pond after rain. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z And she buried her face in her hands and sobbed. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Once there, many of the men broke down, sobbing, realizing how close we had come to death. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Mary Lincoln is still so distraught that she will spend the next five weeks sobbing in her bedroom. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Her head was bent as she sobbed quietly, and the sound shattered all Percy’s hopes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I could see him sobbing during his account and his family gradually joining him in crying. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I got the wagon chair for her to sit in, and stood by her while she sobbed and wailed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Some of the castle women sobbed to see him go. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z His other arm bolstered Nurse Duckett, who was trembling and sobbing against him, too, her long, angular face dead white. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “If you speak to ’em, they’ll listen to you, mam,” the mother sobbed. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “My baby will be gone today,” she sobbed. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She starts sobbing then, like the worst thing she’s ever done in her life is yell at her maid. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He sobbed into my shirt and I let him. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z As with Enrique, the bandits left him in his underwear, sobbing and bloody. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I could see myself jumping over backboards, defenders sobbing like babies, spectators gasping at moves no human had ever made before. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z The four youngest of us started sobbing, not only because we’d lost Grandma Caye, but also because our own mothers were crying. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She just sits there, sobbing, crying for a long time. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I saw him raise the knife again and now as he lowered it unused he pushed Clifton into the street and stood over him, sobbing. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Weasley sobbed harder than ever as she enfolded Harry in her arms. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She sobbed as they dragged her around the corner and out of sight. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z She had stopped sobbing and stood now, her trembling under control, hands in fists. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z When I touched her shoulder she began shuddering, sobbing deeply into the bend of her elbow, and when I tried to coax her out she shook me off and dug in deeper. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She was sobbing, like she had held it in until she walked out the door. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “There, now, Minerva,” said Fudge kindly, “Pettigrew died a hero’s death. Eyewitnesses — Muggles, of course, we wiped their memories later — told us how Pettigrew cornered Black. They say he was sobbing, ‘Lily and James, Sirius! Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z His eyes brimmed with such pity and sadness, I sobbed and crumpled over myself, ashamed at how close I had come, so very close, just to fail. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Theo, “who was devoted to his brother, who had always supported him in his struggle to support himself from his art,” Bernard writes, “was sobbing pitifully the whole time.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I sobbed and tried to breathe, but I snorted water up my nose instead. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He sank to his knees and sobbed: “I don’t want to die. ... I don’t want to die. . . .” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z What she specifically thought of was Baachan sobbing and chasing her out of the kitchen. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She sank to the ground and sobbed, a storm overtaking her. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Mama and Aunt Loma went to sobbing out loud, their arms around each other. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z So I could not have been more surprised when she showed up sobbing at Room 43 just as I was putting the finishing touches on my final paper for English. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z She flung the obscenity like a challenge into the outraged silence; then, suddenly breaking away from him, ashamed, ashamed, covered her face with her hands, sobbing. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Then suddenly his voice and language changed, and he sobbed in his throat, and spoke but not to them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Hannah bent her shoulders over against Shifre’s muffled sobbing, guilty because she had been the cause of it, relieved because the blow had not fallen upon her. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He sobbed uncontrollably, clinging to her, terrified she would push him away. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to embarrass anyone by saying that all the grown folks were sitting all over the house sobbing their eyes out, so I said, “They’re around.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z By this point I’m sobbing, but my father doesn’t care. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I jumped from my seat and ran into his arms, sobbing and laughing. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I am crying now, sobbing and laughing at the same time, seeing but not understanding this loyalty to my mother. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Taran wrenched and tugged until he sobbed for lack of strength. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The only sounds were their own sobbing breaths. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z The Savage stood for a moment in frozen silence, then fell on his knees beside the bed and, covering his face with his hands, sobbed uncontrollably. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s going to be all right, honey,” her mother sobbed. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Cilia said nothing, but curtsied and went upstairs with Isannah who was once more sobbing. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He wrapped his arms around me as I sobbed. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z She is sobbing, and she stands there paralyzed. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Before Harry could say or do anything, she tucked the enormous book under her arm, and, still sobbing, ran toward the staircase to the girls’ dormitories and out of sight. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “It’s all my fault, all my fault,” he sobbed. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I listened as the inmate’s voice rose; it was powerful yet broken, amid the weeping, the sobbing, the sighing of the entire “congregation”: “All the earth and universe are God’s!” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Joey made me quit sobbing so we could see what Dad was going to do, but for the longest time there were no sounds from the living room. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mouth is stretched out like it’s all she can do to hold back a mountain of sobbing. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z She took a giant breath, then sobbed, “Go ahead, burn him up!” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z His friend was sobbing so hard they couldn’t understand him. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z She grabbed Anya in her arms, squeezed her close, and sobbed. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Blanca, weaker than her mother although she was taller, younger, and heavier, sighed when she was awake and sobbed while she slept, in an uninterrupted lament that had begun the day of the beating. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I hear chatter, muted sobbing, sniffling, someone moaning, someone else sighing, elevator doors opening with a bing, the operator paging someone in Urdu. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Still shaking and sobbing, she ran to the kitchen and slowly opened the oven door. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Noor held on to her mother’s sobbing body, trying to comfort her as best she could, her horrified gaze flying from her father to Fadi. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z In one dream, I visited the remains of the refugee camp at Gatumba with Mom, and I sobbed at seeing the bloody scene. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The insane smile lit his features once more, and his head drooped onto his shoulder as Winky wailed and sobbed at his side. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I was at the home of one of my relatives in Mingora one evening when I heard a strange sobbing coming from the radio. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z When he climbed out of the water himself, he was sobbing slightly, with the effort of it. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Big Ma was now quietly sobbing, but Vonetta and Fern danced a hula because Pa had said “Honolulu” and I had to tell Heckle and Jeckle again to quit it. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Doha peeked around the doorway to see his mother sobbing into her hands. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z His voice was gentle, full of child-like curiosity, and I think that was what started me sobbing. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt for Rose and pulled her close to me as she sobbed, my own tears caught up in the thick web of her braid. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z But Hannah’s brief resolution suddenly gave way, and all at once she clung to Kit, sobbing like a child. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Then the sound of her sobbing made it impossible to avoid looking. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z She sobbed and sniffled, then grabbed more tissues. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z "They're such beautiful shirts," she sobbed, her voice muffled in the thick folds. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Then she starts sobbing, which is out of place. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Ama wished she could shut her ears: the gulping, crying, coughing, sobbing, pleading, retching was almost too much to bear. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Most of the time my mother kept her emotions under control, but in that moment she sobbed hysterically. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z At least 1,500 people passed through, many sobbing. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She holds the sobbing woman in a way that surprises me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Now and then, in passing a casement, you glanced out at the thick-falling snow; you listened to the sobbing wind, and again you paced gently on and dreamed. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Second grade: Jupe was seven and I was eight, and I came into her room one day and found her sobbing in her closet. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z I could hear my mother’s respiration in the silence, and it was rushed, as if she sobbed or had fits, but when I looked, there were no tears upon her face. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z When I saw Mama sobbing, I felt more scared. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The three-day shriek died down into a gabbling, then a sobbing, then a silence. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Gently, he put her arms away and went into the bedroom alone, sobbing more quietly. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She sank to the bed again, sobbing, her breath catching in her throat. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “I want it to be like it was,” she sobbed. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, Sam walked from the bedroom straight out the front door, silently sobbing. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “You were off being a little goat pellet. But your mother heard this and started sobbing. She almost fell, but we caught her. And the guard said, ‘Go, go find your son.’ Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z "Go away," she sobbed, burying her face in her arms. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He did not invite Rowan or her, and at dinner that night he broke into uncontrollable sobbing and had to excuse himself. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z So that he went back to his enclosure, reading and rereading the parchments and listening until very late at night to Fernanda sobbing in her bedroom. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z She crossed herself and sobbed as she held me tightly. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She found herself sobbing, and Pantalaimon was whimpering too, and in both of them there was a passionate pity and sorrow for the half-boy. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z My father held Joseph from behind, held him as he cried and sobbed, held him as he went to the floor. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z “It’s — all — my — ruddy — fault!” he sobbed, his face in his hands. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z My mom sobbing, my dad knocking on my door and telling me to sit down. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He set her down next to the child, and she became a leopard cub, so beautiful he sobbed with love. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “The dreams, brother,” she sobbed, “they have worsened. Some terrible evil awaits you.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Emilia gasped for breath, then sobbed and covered her face. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Finally she stopped sobbing and looked up at Gerald, who had wrapped his arms protectively around her. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m going to have a baby!” she sobbed. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Half an hour later, her mother came in to kiss her good night and found her sobbing the last gasps of a melodramatic sorrow. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Jody sobbed once as the bright knife point disappeared into the throat. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z "I'm sorry," she sobbed, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They were sobbing, talking to themselves, trying to figure out how to get the exhausted man on board. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z When Heather sees what I have done, she bursts into tears again, sobbing that it isn’t my fault. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “Bigger, for God’s sake!” the mother sobbed, rising and bending over Vera. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z This would be a first for her—seeing me sobbing—and it seems to flick a switch. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z As the car entered its descent, Wherritt became calmer and laughed and sobbed with relief—until he realized the wheel was not going to stop. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “I warn you, I may cry again later. Possibly on the street! You never know these days. I’m liable to begin sobbing at any given moment.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She ran on and on, limping and sobbing, until she had reached the big wrought iron gate. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z It was pitiful to see the way Winky clutched at her tea towel as she sobbed over Mr. Crouch’s feet. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Xan came running out of the house and tried to make out what the sobbing girl had told her. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z But before the padre had got to the end of it, he broke down altogether and sobbed out, “Oh, please your ladyship. 1 beg your pardon, but I have forgotten to keep my tilings.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. I don’t think so,” I sobbed. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z When Kit had sobbed herself out, she lay for a long time too exhausted to move or to think. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Her sobbing quieted, then rose to a high pitch. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z It began with pleas from the woman begging for the lives of her children, and the children sobbing in despair. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He had just stood there, not really trying to save himself, just stood there, joking, needling, thought Montag, and the thought was enough to stifle his sobbing and let him pause for air. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z I could hear the babies crying far off and voices calming them and Noris sobbing along with her aunt Mate, and all their grief pulled me back from mine. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Even after my father’s done speaking, I am sobbing. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “But how did you become a watchdog?” interjected Milo, hoping to change the subject, as Tock was sobbing quite loudly now. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z I sobbed and dropped straight down onto my knees on the rug. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As it was, they each sobbed for a while, and then quietly, gently, the little storms died down. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Eugenia sobbed harder, collapsing into Moss’s shoulder, and Moss wasn’t certain he could stay upright much longer. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Why are you crying?” asked Sir Lancelot “Oh, dear,” sobbed the damsel. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She crumpled, falling at his feet, sobbing and moaning on the floor. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Much later, I found out that as soon as the all-around rankings appeared on the Jumbotron, television cameras zoomed in on my mother and sister up in the stands, sobbing their hearts out. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I turn the handle and walk right into a sobbing woman. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Now Penelope sank down, holding the weapon on her knees, and drew her husband’s great bow out, and sobbed and bit her lip and let the salt tears flow. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally he sobbed out: “They threw me out of the Waiters’ Union today. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He sobbed uncontrollably for an hour and sank into a weeklong guilt-inspired bender. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “We have to go back! My baby, my baby is there!” sobbed Zafoona. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Through her sobbing noises, I tried to hear what the voices from the living room were saying. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z My skin is hot and aching, and I fight to keep from sobbing. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I heard Mama sobbing every time I woke up and saw Papa smoking one cigarette after another. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Finally, the door flew open, and Gladys, sobbing into her upraised skirt, scurried down the hall. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z When we challenged them, the man sobbed, “God save the King...please you...or whatsoever...” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Finally, still sobbing, I managed to tell her what had happened. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z All I remember after that is the judge saying something, Momma sobbing, and Daddy telling us he loves us as the cops haul him off. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Mr. Ram goes by soundlessly, his son and daughter-in-law, now sobbing quietly, following. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z |
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