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PRONUNCIATION OF SOB STORY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOB STORY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sob story is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SOB STORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sob story in the English dictionary

The definition of sob story in the dictionary is a tale of personal distress intended to arouse sympathy, esp one offered as an excuse or apology.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOB STORY

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sob sister
sob stuff
sobbed
sobber
sobbing
sobbingly
sobeit
sober
sober-headed
sober-minded
sobering
soberingly
soberize
soberly
soberness
Sobers
sobersided
sobersidedness
sobersides

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOB STORY

alternative history
ancient history
back story
cover story
credit history
directory
ghost story
history
horror story
life story
love story
medical history
natural history
oral history
prehistory
service history
short story
social history
story
success story
the same old story

Synonyms and antonyms of sob story in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sob story» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOB STORY

Find out the translation of sob story to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sob story from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sob story» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

悲伤的故事
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

triste historia
570 millions of speakers

English

sob story
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सिसकी कहानी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قصة تنهد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хнык история
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

história triste
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গল্প
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

histoire sanglot
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kisah sedih
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sob Geschichte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

すすり泣きの物語
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

슬픈 이야기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kisah sedih
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nức nở câu chuyện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கும்பல் கதை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Sob कथा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ahmak hikaye
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

storia strappalacrime
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szloch historia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хник історія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

poveste tristă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναφιλητό ιστορία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sob story
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sob historia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sob historie
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sob story

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOB STORY»

The term «sob story» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.373 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOB STORY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sob story» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sob story» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sob story

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOB STORY»

Discover the use of sob story in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sob story and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Why Do You Cry?: Not a Sob Story
As his fifth birthday party approaches, Little Rabbit decides to invite only those friends who are also too old to cry until he learns that others of all ages weep for all sorts of reasons.
Kate Klise, 2006
2
Codename: Sob Story: The Tale of a Picket Line Sailor During ...
UNTIL NOW. Codename: Sob Story is the true story of how Steiny, a 19-year old Philadelphia native, fought and survived aboard the USS Gear ARS 34.
Jena M. Steinmetz, 2013
3
Sob Story
Amy thinks that Jeff, her prison penpal, will be inside for several years.
Carol Anne Davis, 2008
4
Idioms in the News - 1,000 Phrases, Real Examples
Michail Paunwar, a senior in Westfield, Ind., excluded [from his essay] the painful hospital scenes about his father's colon cancer, figuring admissions officers could do without “a sob story.” —The New York Times (10/28/2011) Lonely and ...
Peter Bengelsdorf
5
Safe as Houses
He said, “This is my sob story.” The telephone in the kitchen rang. “Excuse me,” I said. I have an old phone, connected to its base by a long cord, snarled with time. I picked up the receiver, waited for a moment, and placed it back down.
Marie-Helene Bertino, 2012
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99 Essential Business Idioms and Phrasal Verbs: Succeed in ...
Business Idiom: Sob Story Meaning: Extremely sad story Examples: Kendal's coworker always uses sob stories to get out of doing the hard work. That's the department's latest sob story - new layoffs. It's even worse for the employees since they ...
Zhanna Hamilton
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The Wages of Sin: Censorship and the Fallen Woman Film, ...
... of a moralizing and highly normative discourse which defined the woman's place in terms of her function within the domestic sphere. Blonde Venus Like most of his films, Joseph von Sternberg's 85 Something Other than a Sob Story.
Lea Jacobs, 1991
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English in Mind Level 5 Student's Book with DVD-ROM
I to cut a long story short a 2 a sob story b 3 end of story! c 4 it's the same old story 5 that's a likely story 6 it's the story of my life 9 7 his or her side of the story f 8 to make up a story 8 h Read the dialogues and the correct words. IA: 2A: Dad — I ...
Herbert Puchta, Jeff Stranks, Peter Lewis-Jones, 2012
9
Writing the Short Film
Sob Story, by Matthew E. Goldenberg and Michael Slavens, is a situation comedy that poses the question, “How far is a young man willing to go for a girlfriend?” The answer is as far as necessary. Pigeon, by Anthony Green, is a melodrama ...
Patricia Cooper, Ken Dancyger, 2005
10
About Town: The New Yorker and the World it Made
However, I think there is a real argument on the other side and that in this case the story might be more conventional if it were purely a sob story than with this trick We are really puzzled about it and there are two schools here on the matter,  ...
Ben Yagoda, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOB STORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sob story is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sob story: Mets' deal for Carlos Gomez falls apart after issue with exam
NEW YORK — Word of an agreed-upon deal sending Brewers outfielder Carlos Gomez to the Mets for infielder Wilmer Flores and injured starter Zach Wheeler ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
2
Under the Dome: Barbie Doesn't Buy Julia's Sob Story
On Under the Dome, Julia (Rachelle Lefevre) tells Barbie (Mike Vogel) that he's sick – like the others. Something from the cocoons has seeped into everyone ... «2paragraphs.com, Jul 15»
3
2 wanted for scamming elderly with sob story
The search is on for a pair of scammers who are using an elaborate sob story to convince goodhearted residents in Delaware County to give them large sums of ... «6abc.com, Jul 15»
4
Marianne Jean-Baptiste: 'It's not a sob story - I could have stayed in …
She was brilliant, she was versatile, she was Oscar-nominated for Secrets and Lies. So why couldn't Marianne Jean-Baptiste make it in British movies? «The Guardian, Jun 15»
5
Rowling 'vindicated' over 'sob story'
Author JK Rowling has been “fully vindicated and her reputation restored” following a newspaper's apology for alleging she wrote a “sob story” containing false ... «BreakingNews.ie, May 15»
6
Airport conman who taunted victims of his lucrative sob story
She added: “I hope they catch him this time, I'd almost believed his story too and ... by the infamous fraudster Andrew Gradon at Milan airport with the same story. «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
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No Sob Story: The Good News About Crying
More than for any other reason, I cry – even sob – at tales or images of rescuers: sometimes I have only to see a fire truck, and don't get me going on working ... «The News Journal, Mar 15»
8
Accused drug dealers fell for 'sob story' from same person, lawyer says
"She also fell for the same sob story to the same character (as Kilgore)." Robinson said she doesn't have any felony convictions, but Huron County Common ... «Norwalk Reflector, Dec 14»
9
Police: Navy SEAL Sob Story Cooked Up by Conman
A fake Navy SEAL whose sob story earned him free food, lodging and a $500 loan in Florida was revealed when he broke his leg and helpers saw his license. «Military.com, Sep 14»
10
Tacoma burglar using fake sob story about lost dog to case homes
Police said the man uses the fake sob-story to figure out who's home and who's not. Sometimes he has a crumpled up picture of the dog that he claims to be ... «KOMO News, Aug 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Sob story [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sob-story>. Apr 2024 ».
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