mournful
Example Sentences
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It’s a moment of breathtaking poise and mournful feeling, and it prepares us for what’s to come, when Ms. Huston delivers a monologue about a long-lost love with quiet, devastating force.
The album also contains the tender yet mournful “One Wish,” which Lenae wrote about her dad not being around as she was growing up.
From Los Angeles Times
A group of figures surround an open casket in 1999’s “Family Grief,” their dark garments and mournful poses contrasting with the bright blue shirt of the man resting within.
Discarded eventually — a raven essentially fills a similar role — the cat today has been resurrected for the Mansion, most notably in a revised attic scene where the kitty is spotted near a mournful bride.
From Los Angeles Times
For the mournful subject matter, this is a work that makes one feel very much alive.
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