Get to know Sobbed better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Sobbed meaning
simple past and past participle of sob
Using Sobbed
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of sob
- In the example corpus, sobbed often appears in combinations such as: sobbed as, and sobbed, she sobbed.
Context around Sobbed
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 10 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sobbed
- In this selection, "sobbed" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, having, earlier, audibly, next and certain stand out and add context to how "sobbed" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a mother sobbed after realizing and abimbola duyile sobbed as she. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sobbed" sits close to words such as aachen, abayomi and abbots, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sobbed
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
We both sobbed at the end. (6 words)
After they left, Leymo sobbed in his room. (8 words)
At home, buried under covers, I sobbed — certain that the was dying too. (13 words)
I did try to see a “sex-positive” therapist who was very woke, but after I tearfully confessed my fetish she shamed me for fetishizing gay men and making their lives harder, and called me a homophobe while I sat there and sobbed. (43 words)
Phillip added that his co-host Holly Willoughby has been a huge support to him, writing: ‘My friends are the best, especially Holly, who has been so kind and wise – and who has hugged me as I sobbed on her shoulder. (41 words)
The judge said an answer to the question is "the least (he) could do" for the family members of the victim who audibly sobbed while talking about the loss of their daughter, sister and friend, minutes before. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
I’ve sobbed my way around various airports in self-indulgent displays of misery at the end of love affairs – and it’s not a pretty sight.
Kate confessed to having ‘sobbed’ after Rio and his children didn’t buy her a Mother’s Day card during their first year together.
The boy’s father, Ertugrul Kisi, who himself had been rescued earlier, sobbed as his son was pulled free and loaded into an ambulance.
The judge said an answer to the question is "the least (he) could do" for the family members of the victim who audibly sobbed while talking about the loss of their daughter, sister and friend, minutes before.
Video footage from Friday showed rescuers climbing up one of the mangled trains to find survivors, while passengers called for help and sobbed next to the wreckage.
Abimbola Duyile sobbed as she clutched a photo of daughter Hannah Jacobs outside East London coroner’s court, where the teenager’s death was attributed to ‘a failure to follow the processes in place to discuss allergies’.
As he spoke with his client, the Bennett family sobbed with one brother rising to his feet.
At first, she sobbed over the situation, but eventually the two wedding parties headed into the ceremony room together and told the guests in Gower, Swansea, Wales.
At home, buried under covers, I sobbed — certain that the was dying too.
Cora, who is also a racing driver herself, sobbed as she explained her reason for leaving, saying: 'I want to go home.
Family members of the victims sobbed in the public gallery at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Friday as the extensive list of injuries they suffered were read out.
Gutierrez sobbed as she begged the court for probation, rather than jail time, but still insisted she was not wholly to blame.
Ward had sobbed during his evidence but showed no reaction as the jury returned their guilty verdict.
Wearing prison sweats with her hair tied in a bun, Cleroux sobbed as Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes probed her in detail about the crimes to which she was admitting.
After they left, Leymo sobbed in his room.
I did try to see a “sex-positive” therapist who was very woke, but after I tearfully confessed my fetish she shamed me for fetishizing gay men and making their lives harder, and called me a homophobe while I sat there and sobbed.
Later along the highway, a mother sobbed after realizing her youngest daughter had been separated when migrants tried to escape authorities.
Ms Abdallah broke down, her head buried as she sobbed into her hands, as Justice Rothman handed down his ruling before the decision dawned on Ms Sarkis’s sister Christine, who lost control.
Phillip added that his co-host Holly Willoughby has been a huge support to him, writing: ‘My friends are the best, especially Holly, who has been so kind and wise – and who has hugged me as I sobbed on her shoulder.
We both sobbed at the end.
Common combinations with sobbed
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- sobbed as 9×
- and sobbed 8×
- she sobbed 6×
- sobbed in 4×
- sobbed after 3×
- sobbed my 2×
- sobbed while 2×
- family sobbed 2×
- mother sobbed 2×
- sobbed uncontrollably 2×