grief-stricken

Example Sentences

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As Nashville residents hold vigils for the victims of Monday's mass shooting at a school, this corner of a city known for its music and live entertainment has fallen into a grief-stricken hush.

From BBC

The team became the face of a grief-stricken school after a gunman killed three students and injured five others in a campus shooting on Feb. 13.

From Seattle Times

Nichols’ mother, RowVaughn Wells, who said her family is “grief-stricken,” warned supporters of the “horrific” nature of the video but pleaded for peaceful protests.

From Washington Times

RowVaughn Wells, who said her family is “grief-stricken,” warned supporters of the “horrific” nature of the video set to be released Friday, but like Davis, pleaded for peaceful protests.

From Seattle Times

California Terra Garden is “shocked and grief-stricken over the senseless loss of four of our friends and longtime employees,” David Oates, a spokesman for the company, said in a statement.

From Washington Post