sorrowful

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A complex, funny, plangently sorrowful Pygmalion story is enacted between two people who are connected but also held apart by their separate histories of oppression.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Figueroa, 29, lived up to his moniker, 'Heartbreaker', on a deflating and sorrowful night for 'Wrecking' Ball and the Liverpool crowd.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani described his passing as "sorrowful", calling him a "noble and thoughtful actor of Iranian cinema" in a post on X.

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

Given their own sorrowful history, Einhorn argued, it was the Jews’ special obligation to fight against oppression and prejudice, not just for their own sake, but “for the whole world.”

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2025

“It’ll be okay,” she said, giving my arm a squeeze, and then she left, pausing in the door for a sorrowful backwards glance.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt