grief-stricken
Example Sentences
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At night, Elle shrugs on her father’s heavy black coat and slips into a reverie about a myth in which a grief-stricken murderer called the Leather Man searches for his lost daughter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Tyndale introduced the English people to a God who eats with sinners, heals the sick and comforts the grief-stricken: a loving God on a mission to rescue mankind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
On the women's side, all bets are on Jessie Buckley, the grief-stricken wife of William Shakespeare mourning their son in "Hamnet" who has swept this awards season.
From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026
The two grief-stricken men ache to be understood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 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
