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Discover LudwigThe phrase "the sob" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to refer to a sound of crying or sobbing, often in a descriptive context. Example: "She let out the sob that had been building up inside her for days."
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the sob
noun
Son of a bitch
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16S rDNA sequencing revealed that the SOB consortium contained a variety of different bacterial genera including both SOB and sulfate-reducing bacteria.
Subordinates see both sides of the SOB's personality and that is why subordinates may think the SOB is "crazy," but upper management sees the SOB only at his best behavior and may consider him "outstanding".
The sob at the top of your chest breaking free.
Better to sever ties with the SOB as quickly as possible.
We're used to the sob stories of the wannabe-famous on The X Factor.
I held in the sob that was coming and swallowed it back down.
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A wonderfully sad and romantic ending completes the sob-fest.
The sob-sisters gathered together, and worked for a year and a half, headed by Contessa di Brazza to free Maria.
In 1996, Fargo lost out to the sob-sister story, The English Patient.
The sOB-R decreased in all but one patient from before to after surgery.
For exopolysaccharides secretion, bacteria were streaked onto the SOB-Glycerol solid medium [ 15].
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