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sorrow

[sor-oh, sawr-oh] / ˈsɒr oʊ, ˈsɔr oʊ /




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At the Church of the Icon of Our Lady Quench My Sorrow, five grey onion domes rise into the overcast Moscow sky.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2024

Sorrow is so ingrained in the psyche that children in Imperial Courts joke that the word Watts is an acronym: We Are Trained To Survive.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2023

In fact, they're having so much fun that they are living in a full-fledged, delusional fantasy that makes "Barbie" look like "The Sorrow and the Pity."

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2023

For the book to be published again in Vietnam, the author had to change the Vietnamese title from “The Sorrow of War” to “The Fate of Love.”

From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2023

“Such a curious little thing,” the Sorrow Eater said.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill




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