grief
Example Sentences
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They’re afflicted by this weight or recognize their responsibility in it or feel some combination of shame, remorse, disgust and grief.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
"I haven't been able to get him out of my mind... I haven't slept properly since and the grief that the family is going through, they're a lovely family and they don't deserve it."
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
But films about this specific form of gun violence provide audiences who have otherwise had to bury their grief with the chance to reckon with the reality.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
"Opera singers, we often carry the heavy grief and drama and trauma in our own work," he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
The hunger, the slush, the lack of sleep, the constant tension, the grime, the grief, and the cold were all exhausting.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
Vocabulary lists containing grief
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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