in sorrow

Example Sentences

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Investing emotionally in any piece of cinema is likely to end in sorrow — even Marvel isn’t immune to the world’s changes.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

“In Britain, and across Europe, free speech, I fear, is in retreat,” he said more in sorrow than anger.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2025

They wailed in sorrow that their city’s saint was about to sail away to foreign lands.

From Slate • Dec. 15, 2024

After his death, the couple found themselves in "total despair" with nothing left but to "sit in sorrow".

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2023

My first quilt was stitched as I worried about my marriage to Hari, the second in sorrow at Hari’s death.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan