sorrowfulness
Example Sentences
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Although such sorrowfulness might send Ward to Spotify, Cooper believes this kind of event can actually increase loyalty to radio.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 10, 2022
The pervading atmosphere of sorrowfulness in much of Josquin’s music, whether applied to sacred music or secular songs of unhappy love, is typical of his strife-filled time.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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He was grave, but he did not resent her sorrowfulness.
From The Precipice by Elia Wilkinson Peattie
Eric was touched to the heart's core, and in one rapid lightning-like glance, his memory revealed to him the faultful past, in all its sorrowfulness.
From Eric by F. W. (Frederic William) Farrar
Eric was touched to the heart’s core, and in one rapid lightning-like glance, his memory revealed to him the faultful past, in all its sorrowfulness.
From Eric, or Little by Little by F. W. (Frederic William) Farrar