mourning

Example Sentences

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Government authorities have stepped in with official relief measures and sanctioned mourning activities, such as flying flags at half-staff and the establishment of designated condolence sites.

From The Wall Street Journal

Thousands have laid flowers and paid their respects over a three-day mourning period, with some of the notes left at the site calling for accountability.

From Barron's

The fire - Hong Kong's deadliest in more than 70 years - led the region's authority to declare a three-day mourning period, which began on Saturday.

From BBC

Hong Kong officials have held a moment of silence at the start of a three-day mourning period to remember those killed after the city's deadliest fire in nearly 80 years.

From BBC

They are also being urged to wear black as a sign of "mourning and resistance".

From BBC