grieved

Example Sentences

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Grieved and weary but joyful, in a way, I hope, that slowly savors rather than voraciously stuffs.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2021

Grieved by his mother’s passing, Pershing wrote that “I had from her the finest heritage with which a parent can endow a child, a glorious memory.”

From New York Times • May 12, 2018

Dear Grieved, Perhaps you should be grateful that your mother didn’t bring a boom box to the burial site and blast “Happy” while doing a Pharrell Williams–style dance on the grave.

From Slate • Aug. 20, 2014

Grieved because this young woman might have been struggling for interminable moments, perhaps minutes, possibly hours, trapped and alone.

From Time Magazine Archive

Grieved at the disappointment of her secret wishes, she fell into a state of weakness and lethargy, and died, 20th July, 1714.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various