mourning
Example Sentences
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The senator’s son, Ivan Cepeda, channeled his mourning into a political mission that could realize his father’s Communist dreams.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
The family of the ship's captain, Ashish Kumar Singh, 38, from the eastern state of Bihar, is mourning his death.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
It also involved dispelling rumours and explaining why traditional mourning practices - such as washing the bodies of the deceased - had to be banned.
From BBC • 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
Abraham Lincoln’s murder transformed a time of rejoicing in the capital to a time of mourning.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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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