in mourning
Example Sentences
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No one is in mourning for that, not even daughter Deborah Brashers, whose recollections about childhood with a criminal father are startling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney joined Canadians and fans across the world in mourning O'Hara.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
Also on the vest, under a slate-gray sky where many men brought together in mourning wore hoodies and woollen caps, lay two dandelions and some flower petals.
From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026
As a parent who’s lost two sons, did Cave identify with Edgerton’s portrayal of a father in mourning?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2026
She refuses to picture what she shall see soon enough: her mother’s vermilion erased from her part, her brother’s thick hair shaved from his head in mourning.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
