grief-stricken

Example Sentences

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“A domestic terror attack. A volcanic eruption. A pandemic. A series of events where I found myself in people’s lives during their most grief-stricken or traumatic moments,” she said.

From Seattle Times

Ardern said she had found herself involved in people's lives "during their most grief-stricken or traumatic moments" in that series of events.

From Reuters

As Nashville residents hold vigils for the victims of Monday's mass shooting at a school, this corner of a city known for its music and live entertainment has fallen into a grief-stricken hush.

From BBC

The team became the face of a grief-stricken school after a gunman killed three students and injured five others in a campus shooting on Feb. 13.

From Seattle Times

Huddled under umbrellas outside a mortuary in Blantyre, grief-stricken families waited to identify loved ones.

From Reuters