mourning

Example Sentences

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Video posted online shows a mourning ceremony for Parastesh - framed pictures of her nestled among candles and flowers.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Forced by yet another war in Lebanon to flee his home for the second time in just two years, and mourning lost relatives and friends, Hassan Kiki said he feels much older than 16.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

It can know the words for mourning, but it cannot describe the empty rooms of past loved ones.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

Pedro R. Díaz played the haunting English horn solos—in costume in the tunnel—embodying the lifelong mourning that torments Tristan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Samir trailed off into mourning at his own mention of wool.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri