grief-stricken

Example Sentences

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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

Yet Gomyo pressed below the surface to suggest that this music was not simply sad, but truly grief-stricken.

From New York Times

Those who know him well are clear that he is still grief-stricken over his wife's death.

From BBC

The AP reported that grief-stricken parents wailed and collapsed at the three hospitals where the bodies of the dead were taken.

From Seattle Times