mourning
Example Sentences
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We’ve become so enamored by this void that we inadvertently trapped ourselves inside of it, mourning the past that slipped away before we had a chance to say goodbye.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
"Loved ones are throwing themselves at the bodies, touching the corpses... while organising mourning rituals bringing together loads of people", Jean Marie Ezadri, a civil society leader in Ituri, told AFP last week.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
It also involved dispelling rumours and explaining why traditional mourning practices - such as washing the bodies of the deceased - had to be banned.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
The Huie footage included the newly freed, the parents still mourning, the skeptical people, the resentful people.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
“I heard the emperor himself will follow the coffin,” another woman said, “wearing mourning robes!”
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
Vocabulary lists containing mourning
"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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Ghost Boys
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