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sorrow

[sor-oh, sawr-oh] / ˈsɒr oʊ, ˈsɔr oʊ /




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"We express our sorrow and dismay at the deaths of 16 elderly people in this tragedy," authorities in the municipality of Pitrufquen said in a statement.

From Barron's Sep. 12, 2026

From the moment she walked onto the stage at his public memorial in Arizona to fireworks more suited for a World Series championship, Erika Kirk has alienated people, even drawing accusations of faking her sorrow.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2026

Kenyan President William Ruto said he received the news of his passing with "deep sorrow".

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

“Words cannot begin to express the profound sorrow I feel that a service we designed to bring people happiness and joy has been abused to cause harm.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

The smoke was so thick, I couldn’t catch more than a glimpse of him—bright blue eyes, black hair, a weathered face imprinted with fear and the deepest sorrow, as though he already knew our fate.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Our existence is the result of our ancestors’ survival and ability to imagine a future worth enduring the present’s sorrows.

From Salon Jun. 5, 2026

In post-post-war American culture, suburbs and small towns are more often than not a stage for secrets, sorrows, scandals and satire.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 7, 2026

"Her films, her voice, her dazzling glory, her initials, her sorrows, her generous passion for animals, her face that became Marianne, Brigitte Bardot embodied a life of freedom," he said.

From BBC Jan. 4, 2026

The manuscript that shared her story with the world quoted her as promising to “hear all their cries ... and remedy all their miseries, sorrows, and pains.”

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 11, 2025

But the part in your letter about the Maple Tree and all his sorrows made me weep like a baby.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

And I sorrowed for my father’s harm as though I had been smitten myself; so sorrowed I for his unhappy old age.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2019

“We are incredibly sorrowed at the loss of Officer Galvez and our thoughts and prayers are with all who knew and loved him.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 19, 2015

You’ve clucked, sorrowed and sighed at “The Pride”: plus ça change, plus c’est la même self-esteem issue.

From New York Times Mar. 8, 2010

After his Brother Arnaldo died, he wrote: "For his death I have sorrowed and shall sorrow for long; like the mutilations of the body, those of the soul are irreparable."

From Time Magazine Archive

“Oh, you don’t believe me? Well. The woman who made them is a wicked thing. And broken. She sorrowed until she could sorrow no more, and now she is quite mad.”

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill

The challenge for the author is to write a pulse-pounding thriller without sorrowing over this injustice too much.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2023

“We mend, but we don’t forget,” she offers by way of comfort to the sorrowing nobleman.

From Seattle Times Jul. 15, 2022

Though sprinkled with reminders of Lynch and Cronenberg and others, Tippett’s defiantly adult vision has a freakish originality and a sorrowing tone that’s oddly touching.

From New York Times Jun. 16, 2022

Any information will be gladly received by their sorrowing mother, Catherine Mason, at 1818 Hancock St., between Master and Thompson, Phila.

From Slate Oct. 13, 2015

Their backs bent under the burden of the Witch, and their sorrowing hearts were as heavy as stones.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill




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