sob story
nounDefinition of sob story
: a sentimental story or account intended chiefly to evoke sympathy or sadness
Examples of sob story in a Sentence
She told a sob story about how she had to starve herself to pay for the rent.
I don't want to hear any of your sob stories.
Recent Examples on the Web
And it was all based on one arguably minor facet of an actual woman’s complex life: her use of fake names and fake sob stories to get public benefits. — Bryce Covert, The New Republic, "The Myth of the Welfare Queen," 2 July 2019 Now Trump might spin this sob story as evidence that more offshored manufacturing should return home. — Catherine Rampell, The Denver Post, "Rampell: Trump’s proposed tennis ball tariff represents a grand slam of terrible trade policy," 30 June 2019 McKinney played out a sob story about his wife leaving him for his brother. — oregonlive.com, "TriMet is constantly hiring, so we took a bus for a spin (video)," 20 June 2019 Not long after returning Gilead, June and Fred are in front of the TV, weaving a sob story about how their child has been taken away from them. — Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com, "The Handmaid's Tale Season 3, Episode 5 Recap: A Seat At The Table," 12 June 2019 Andy’s backstory elevates the book above a sob story–but redemption, recovery and hope remain the name of the game. — Sarah Begley, Time, "Two Novels That Take On the Reality of School Shootings," 29 Mar. 2018 Plus, the tag only affected a handful of players each year and, ultimately, a guaranteed top-of-the-line one-year contract is far from a sob story. — Jacob Feldman, SI.com, "When 'The Franchise Tag' Was Called 'The Elway Rule'," 23 Feb. 2018 Ahead of her audition, Gabby launches into a now-familiar sob story about her dad cleaning toilets, and her family not having much money. — Robbie Daw, Billboard, "'American Idol' Recap: Past Contestant Adam Sanders Returns, In Drag (Critic's Take)," 26 Mar. 2018 Yuudai’s sob story touched Shion, who’s now vowed to always ask Yuudai to prepare meals for him, all in the name of practice. — Mariah Smith, The Cut, "The Second Episode of Terrace House Is a New Experience for Us," 2 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sob story.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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