grief
Example Sentences
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It’s OK for an athlete to say that, but if an actor does, the world gives them grief.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
Both films are disarmingly earnest studies of the prevalence and importance of memory in lives steeped in grief.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
She is treated well by her husband, but the grief of not having had the chance to achieve her potential never leaves her.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Brontë was born in 1818 into a household acquainted with grief; her mother died in 1821 and her two eldest siblings within weeks of each other in 1825.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
She had brought her mother so much grief.
From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr
Vocabulary lists containing grief
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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Emotions on Display
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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