sorrowful
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But instead of taking a sorrowful approach, nearly all of the tracks were upbeat and felt more like elated sighs of relief rather than regret.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 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
“The official culture in Iran in the ‘80s was very sorrowful because of the war, and Shiite Islam was very oriented towards mourning.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025
And then of course, with an utterly serene melancholy: “1 reckon I love you even if nobody else does, you sweet thing, you sorrowful bastard, Ladd Devine.”
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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