sorrowfulness

Example Sentences

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Although such sorrowfulness might send Ward to Spotify, Cooper believes this kind of event can actually increase loyalty to radio.

From Washington Post • Sep. 10, 2022

The pervading atmosphere of sorrowfulness in much of Josquin’s music, whether applied to sacred music or secular songs of unhappy love, is typical of his strife-filled time.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

My heart went out with a sweet sorrowfulness for that poor general or for the folk he bethreatened.

From O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919 by Various

So I begin to think there is even more sorrowfulness and unrest in the world than I thought there was.

From The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss by Prentiss, George L.

As she descended into the valley and the open plain beyond her sorrowfulness fell away from her.

From Cobwebs and Cables by Stretton, Hesba