in mourning
Example Sentences
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The next day, as devotees cry in mourning for his death, the thread and their wrist bangles are cut.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
His contemporaries knew what they had lost; they processed through the streets of Rome in mourning and buried him in the Pantheon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
"Juventus joins in mourning the passing of his father."
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
She released a statement on Thursday to mark the national day of mourning, saying "my responsibility as leader of the opposition and leader of the Liberal party is to Australians in mourning".
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
Besides lots of perfume, she had on the black dress she wore to church that time Cold Sassy criticized her for acting like she was in mourning for Granny.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
