mournful

Example Sentences

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January’s spending data told a mournful story: Americans are spending more on healthcare and housing, and pulling back on clothing, cars, and just about everything else.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

"Oh Dipu, where is my Dipu?" she cries, collapsing into a mournful lament.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

Even so, my seat mate demanded to be moved, offering a mournful “sorry, mate” as a flight attendant whisked him a few rows up.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

Aside from a mournful clarinet line in the first part of its third and final movement, the work had a surprisingly ebullient spirt for something composed by a Dane in 1944.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

I can almost hear the documentary’s mournful violin background music start up.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden