Example Sentences

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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

“Renoir” may be a delicate wisp of a film, but it’s flecked with thoughtful questioning about whether childhood’s sorrows leave permanent scars on us as adults.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

A devoted husband and father, he was forced to contend with the sorrows of life when he and his wife, Isabel, lost two little children to illness; they went on to rear four more.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 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

A pain as deep as some sorrows I’ve known.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz