in sorrow
Example Sentences
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Investing emotionally in any piece of cinema is likely to end in sorrow — even Marvel isn’t immune to the world’s changes.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
Her great-uncle had issued a mandate from his village that they would not mourn his sister’s death in typical Zambian fashion: No one would sleep over at the house; no one would wail in sorrow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2025
They wailed in sorrow that their city’s saint was about to sail away to foreign lands.
From Slate ● Dec. 15, 2024
In relief because their voyage had ended, but also in sorrow as they had lost three other babies onboard to illness and a lack of food.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2023
When they saw that the steps did not come back from the river’s side, they cried out in sorrow, for they knew now what had happened to the first girl.
From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith
