grieve
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Sara and I grieve with the American people over the loss of our dear friend, Senator Lindsey Graham.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
She said the man continued to insist that the family "didn't need a shrine, and should grieve in a graveyard".
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
But permit me, as a lifelong MMA fan, to grieve a bit for my favorite sport: the only one I’ve ever truly loved.
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2026
“They still have bills to pay and jobs they go to every day. All they want is time to grieve and heal.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Making me believe I had no right to grieve, to miss her, to love her, like he did.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
“We are a first-world country, and speaking as a physician that knows this can be prevented, it grieves me,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
At 19:26 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country grieves alongside the UK at this time.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2025
“This is not how an adult grieves the murder of someone he calls a friend. This is how a four-year-old mourns a goldfish.”
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2025
He said the whole town "still grieves greatly".
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2025
When a man falls upon his knees and grieves, doth not his musculature contract and his ligaments distend?
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
“I am profoundly grieved at the loss of my partner and brother,” said attorney John Branca, co-executor of the Michael Jackson estate with McClain.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
In his letter, Altman said he had held off on a public apology to the people of Tumbler Ridge because "time was also needed to respect the community as you grieved".
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
Having not swam seriously since he was 18, he only got back into the sport after his father's death to "feel connected to him" as he grieved.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
They rebuilt their lives, married, and grieved when they lost loved ones of their own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
“That’s terrible,” Milo grieved, and his large brown eyes filled with tears.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
“Remake” has a tragic tale to tell and director Ross McElwee wastes no time revealing its grieving heart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
Also grieving Gerry is his daughter, Early, whose filial devotion clashes with her revulsion at Gerry’s brutality until her eventual epiphany: “I am my father’s daughter.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
It’s this exact type of cultural disappearance that Kojima was grieving during his weekend comments.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
The year-long process also took a toll on her mental health, she says, and was something she believes she "shouldn't have had to go through" while grieving her partner.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
The secrets of Holmes’s castle eventually did come to light, but only because of the persistence of a lone detective from a far-off city, grieving his own terrible loss.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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