grieved

Example Sentences

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At the First Baptist Church, he said, the Eastlands were trying to be respectful as people grieved.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

So the family received the body, held a funeral and they grieved.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

As last year’s wildfires multiplied, still 0% contained, field reporters — tasked with articulating the unintelligible on camera — grieved alongside Los Angeles in real time.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

People on either side of the divide cutting through Libya grieved Wednesday for the head of the country's armed forces, who was killed when his plane crashed in Turkey.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

“Gone,” she grieved, when he walked back in, before he could even speak.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller