grieving

Example Sentences

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She spent the hours after she was told of her friend's diagnosis grieving, then plotting.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Fox had died two years before, on his 85th birthday, and Patchett was still grieving.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

But the US mega-star added on Instagram: "I was also so grateful to the authorities because thanks to them, we were grieving concerts and not lives."

From BBC • May 28, 2026

The Oscar winner stars alongside Andrew Rannells in a wonderfully performed film about a grieving woman and her absent son’s assistant.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Ma whispers back, “Tell him I’m right out my mind with grieving and ain’t talking nor thinking straight.”

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis