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grief-stricken

[greef-strik-uhn] / ˈgrifˌstrɪk ən /


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Jota was hugely-popular as a team-mate and player, leaving those at Liverpool grief-stricken.

From BBC May 30, 2026

Tyndale introduced the English people to a God who eats with sinners, heals the sick and comforts the grief-stricken: a loving God on a mission to rescue mankind.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 26, 2026

Jessie Buckley, who plays the grief-stricken Agnes, is odds-on favourite for best leading actress after winning the best drama actress honours at the Golden Globes.

From Barron's Feb. 22, 2026

“Lately I’ve been learning about alchemy, “ said Chloé Zhao, representing “Hamnet,” her domestic drama about the grief-stricken family life of William Shakespeare.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 8, 2026

He was too grief-stricken, and he was trying to spare me.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech




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