mourners

Example Sentences

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In tears as they walked through the village of Baysariyeh, the mourners gathered to remember Khalil, the ninth journalist killed in Lebanon this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Faces in the crowd were filled with gloom and sadness as mourners waited for the Hezbollah-organised ceremony to begin.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Celebrant Roisin McFadden told mourners that Margaret, who was born in the 1940s, was a women of "quiet routines".

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Near the register book where mourners signed their names, someone posted a few of Bill’s treasured truisms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Once the grave was finally filled and covered with grass, I joined the mourners back up the hill.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba