grief-stricken
Example Sentences
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Following the release of excerpts from Spencer's new book, a source told the Sun that a "grief-stricken Charles fought for his ex-wife to have a royal funeral", the paper says.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Jota was hugely-popular as a team-mate and player, leaving those at Liverpool grief-stricken.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
Jessie Buckley, who plays the grief-stricken Agnes, is odds-on favourite for best leading actress after winning the best drama actress honours at the Golden Globes.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
Still, when their husbands die, ostensibly in a plane crash, Bea and Twila are grief-stricken — they have lost not only their husbands but their careers as foreign service wives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2026
Three massive grief-stricken rock-giants who reminded me of us, the way Dad, Noah, and I must’ve looked standing over Mom’s grave as if we might topple in after her.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
