The child sobbed once and laid her head on the woman's shoulder.

Any other kid who'd taken so hard a blow would've sobbed at least once.

The soldier, perhaps only then realizing what he faced, sobbed once and nodded.

She sobbed once, and buried her face in the teddy bear's fur.

The twelve year old sobbed once and held out her arms, needing comfort.

I even sobbed once when the Mets lost a close one in the late innings.

"You aren't the only one," she said, and sobbed once.

She began to sob once again, folding her arms over her eyes.

"I spent three decades bringing you here, Senator," he said, and sobbed once.

The little girl sobbed just once, and then she stopped as if she'd pulled herself together with tremendous willpower.