grief-stricken

Example Sentences

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As Nashville residents hold vigils for the victims of Monday's mass shooting at a school, this corner of a city known for its music and live entertainment has fallen into a grief-stricken hush.

From BBC

The team became the face of a grief-stricken school after a gunman killed three students and injured five others in a campus shooting on Feb. 13.

From Seattle Times

There were counselors available at the school Wednesday and the teachers were grief-stricken, the girl said.

From Washington Post

If we feel incredibly grief-stricken, if we don’t feel like going to work — these are valid feelings.

From Los Angeles Times

"Our deputy marshals maintained order and peace in the midst of the grief-stricken community that was gathering around the school," he told the Journal.

From Salon