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grief-stricken

[greef-strik-uhn] / ˈgrifˌstrɪk ən /


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Jota was hugely-popular as a team-mate and player, leaving those at Liverpool grief-stricken.

From BBC May 30, 2026

Jessie Buckley, who plays the grief-stricken Agnes, is odds-on favourite for best leading actress after winning the best drama actress honours at the Golden Globes.

From Barron's Feb. 22, 2026

“Lately I’ve been learning about alchemy, “ said Chloé Zhao, representing “Hamnet,” her domestic drama about the grief-stricken family life of William Shakespeare.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 8, 2026

After leaving his newborn daughter in the care of his sister Bamie, a grief-stricken Roosevelt fled to his cattle ranch in the Dakota Territory.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 29, 2025

He had no romantic thoughts about her then, but now widowed and grief-stricken, Kee unwittingly presents a romantic figure to Vincent.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman




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