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grief-stricken

[greef-strik-uhn] / ˈgrifˌstrɪk ən /


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Grief-stricken, the living take care of these sentient corpses, hoping to find signs of who they once were.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2024

Grief-stricken, Mr. Biden thought about relinquishing his Senate seat.

From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2020

Grief-stricken, the woman confronted them, screaming at them in the street, threatening to tell the police.

From The Guardian • Jan. 10, 2020

Grief-stricken, he conducts funeral rites for Kisis and goes away, leading a goat, bent on revenge and carrying his orphaned baby in a makeshift sling.

From Nature • Mar. 13, 2018

Grief-stricken and almost crushed with sorrow, the Twelve turned their sad steps homeward.

From Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission by Whitney, Orson F.