grief-stricken
Example Sentences
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A grief-stricken community in northern Canada will mourn with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday, who is headed to the remote town of Tumbler Ridge to honor victims of a mass shooting.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
“Lately I’ve been learning about alchemy, “ said Chloé Zhao, representing “Hamnet,” her domestic drama about the grief-stricken family life of William Shakespeare.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2026
After leaving his newborn daughter in the care of his sister Bamie, a grief-stricken Roosevelt fled to his cattle ranch in the Dakota Territory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
She also stars as the grief-stricken woman at its heart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2025
Hidden behind all that nice-and-pretty, she is desperate and grief-stricken.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
