mourning

Example Sentences

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Although attendees were mourning, the event was joyous and featured traditional Hannukah treats of latkes, which are fried potato pancakes, and sufganiyot, which are jelly doughnuts.

From Los Angeles Times

Noem also said that hundreds more federal agents were heading to Minneapolis, where there have been daily protests and vigils mourning Good's death.

From Barron's

The Iranian government on Sunday declared three days of national mourning for "martyrs" including members of the security forces killed in two weeks of protests, state television said.

From Barron's

Notes of praise and mourning flood its social media pages.

From Los Angeles Times

For now, the Cuban government has robustly denounced the attack as illegal and declared two days of national mourning for 32 Cuban nationals killed in the US military operation.

From BBC