sob silently

Frequency: 6.011.9 per million words

to cry, taking sudden breaths, but without loud noise

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Examples (20)

  • She had to sob silently in the corner to avoid disturbing others.
  • She tried to hold back her tears, but began to sob silently.
  • He watched the sad movie and tried to sob silently behind his hands.
  • He turned away from the others, wanting to sob silently into his hands.
  • The child, overwhelmed with emotion, began to sob silently on his mother's shoulder.
  • The child was so scared that she could only sob silently in her mother's arms.
  • Even in her grief, she managed to sob silently, holding back the overwhelming sadness.
  • Overwhelmed by grief, he began to sob silently in the corner of the room.
  • He felt a wave of regret wash over him, and he had to sob silently in his car.
  • She lay in bed, unable to stop herself from sobbing silently into her pillow.
  • The character in the play had to sob silently after receiving the devastating news.
  • During the emotional movie scene, many in the audience were seen to sob silently.
  • She found a quiet place to sob silently after the argument.
  • He clenched his jaw, forcing himself to sob silently rather than make a sound.
  • He could feel tears welling up, and he had to sob silently to maintain his composure.
  • After hearing the devastating news, she could only sob silently for a long time.
  • The loss was so profound that he could only sob silently for hours.
  • The witness tried to remain composed, but her body shook as she began to sob silently.
  • Despite the pain, she tried to sob silently so as not to worry her friends.
  • Even though he wanted to scream, he managed to sob silently, not wanting to disturb anyone.