mourning
Example Sentences
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Someone on X, mourning the alleged demise of a TV show started in 1968, 177 years after the ratification of the First Amendment, described it as “the historical leader of the free press.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Paying tribute on Saturday, Lucasfilm said it was "deeply saddened" to learn of her death, adding it "joins the global filmmaking community in mourning the loss of Marcia Lucas".
From BBC • May 30, 2026
The U.S. stock and bond markets will both be shut on Monday for Memorial Day, the federal holiday for mourning fallen U.S. military personnel.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
“The Sheep Detectives” is both a powerful story about mourning and a warning against the peril of mindwiping inconvenient histories.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
A pair of mourning doves hunted for food near a shaggy boxwood hedge, cooing to each other in their soft melancholy voices.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
Vocabulary lists containing mourning
"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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Ghost Boys
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