in sorrow
Example Sentences
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They wailed in sorrow that their city’s saint was about to sail away to foreign lands.
From Slate • Dec. 15, 2024
The sudden death of Scott Farrow, her husband of five years, had Di Novi drowning in sorrow.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2024
After his death, the couple found themselves in "total despair" with nothing left but to "sit in sorrow".
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2023
But refusing to linger on it, or to dwell in sorrow or any negative emotion, to simply accept the abortion is a surprisingly progressive move for the show.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 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
