mourning

Example Sentences

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She said that this Christmas she is just glad to be buying her son gifts, instead of mourning him.

From BBC

The interim government has declared a day of national mourning on Saturday.

From BBC

The interim government declared a day of national mourning on Saturday.

From BBC

In a way, he said, it felt like mourning a loved one’s death, only “they’re physically still here in the world, you just can’t reach out to them.”

From Los Angeles Times

When word came of Rob Reiner’s senseless death, America fell into familiar rites of mourning and remembrance.

From Los Angeles Times