mournful
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Mournful yet exuberant, “La Chimera” is a towering work of art presented with the unassuming invitation of a warming summer morning.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2024
Mournful hymns were sung by a large choir as 19 coffins were carried into a large tent where the service is being held in East London’s Scenery Park township.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2022
Mournful sirens replaced the usual bustle and din.
From Scientific American • Feb. 23, 2022
At age 15, she won an Emmy for Best Actress in the TV film "Tell Me Not in Mournful Numbers."
From Fox News • Jul. 18, 2021
Mournful reflections cluster round such a narrative as this, and we are impelled to use the word “atrocious” when we speak of it.
From Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States by Darley, F.O.C.
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"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling
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