grieving

Example Sentences

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There were questions about the quietness of the village afterwards, and the guilt some children felt playing outside when so many families were grieving.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Fox had died two years before, on his 85th birthday, and Patchett was still grieving.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Is a life spent constantly looking backward instead of hurtling forward even worth grieving?

From Salon • May 30, 2026

The Oscar winner stars alongside Andrew Rannells in a wonderfully performed film about a grieving woman and her absent son’s assistant.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Prendergast’s lawyers tried to prove Prendergast was insane, but a jury of angry, grieving Chicagoans believed otherwise.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson