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.