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
On the women's side, all bets are on Jessie Buckley, the grief-stricken wife of William Shakespeare mourning their son in "Hamnet" who has swept this awards season.
From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026
After leaving his newborn daughter in the care of his sister Bamie, a grief-stricken Roosevelt fled to his cattle ranch in the Dakota Territory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
“Well,” Brinker qualified judiciously, “not actually killed. Finny’s hanging between life and death at home, in the arms of his grief-stricken old mother.”
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
