grief
Example Sentences
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Plaza later broke her silence about her struggle to deal with her grief, telling fellow comedian Amy Poehler that her devastation felt like a “giant ocean of awfulness.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026
"Sadly, there's less money in people's pockets, it causes grief for everyone. People can't go out as often as they want to," Cornwall-Jones continued.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
AI-generated errors have afflicted customer service operations at some companies and have caused doctors and lawyers no end of grief, affecting their services to patients and clients.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Rousseau had earlier issued an apology over his English-only message, saying he was saddened that his limited French "has diverted attention from the profound grief of the families."
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Fear of opening up the floodgate that is my grief.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.