sorrowful

Example Sentences

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Government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani described his passing as "sorrowful", calling him a "noble and thoughtful actor of Iranian cinema" in a post on X.

From Barron's

“The official culture in Iran in the ‘80s was very sorrowful because of the war, and Shiite Islam was very oriented towards mourning.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s the song on the album that most directly addresses her breakup, and does so unflinchingly with a sorrowful piano.

From Los Angeles Times

Tonally, this steady and powerful film is everything the original program wasn’t: hesitant, sorrowful and compassionate for every human being onscreen.

From Los Angeles Times

At the start, music is mournful but not quite sorrowful, a lightly contemplative jazz-inspired feel anchored by a steel hang drum.

From Los Angeles Times