sorrow

Example Sentences

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Just air going into me, and a heavy wind full of sorrow coming out.

From Literature

In post-post-war American culture, suburbs and small towns are more often than not a stage for secrets, sorrows, scandals and satire.

From Los Angeles Times

To partake of the forbidden apple cake—and who could resist it?—is to know that joy is always ringed by sorrow, and made sweeter for it.

From The Wall Street Journal

I swallowed the lump of sorrow I felt whenever Ma’s name came up.

From Literature

But even that miracle did little to distract him from the coming loss, and he spent the afternoon in a daze of sorrow.

From Literature