grieve for

Example Sentences

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"My thoughts are with their family, friends and colleagues as they grieve for a loved one."

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

“Think how you’ll grieve for all you’ll leave behind,” she sings to a herd of otters, koalas, flamingos, giraffes, bunnies and kangaroos fleeing Oz for the safety of the Yellow Brick Underground Railroad.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

Now, she says, she is tired and wants to start to grieve for her son.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2025

“That was something I had to grieve for a while,” she told Vanity Fair in an interview published two months ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2024

I have loved my children and tried to be a good mother and it is right that my children grieve for me.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith