grieve
verb (used without object)
to feel grief or great sorrow.
Example Sentences
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People do things when they are sad and grieving.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the "whole of Spain is grieving", adding that "lives have been shattered, families have been torn apart, the pain is immense".
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
In the days after the murder, Robert's five grieving sisters and his devastated fiancée, Bridgeen Hagans, had even less information about the murder than the police.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Turturro wrecked us playing the grieving Irv on Apple TV’s trippy drama “Severance,” and when Irv disappeared in Season 2, fans worried we might have seen the last of him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Since Mohammed’s death, Mahmoud had been impatient, irritable, and so the kids had tried to find diversions outside their grieving home.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
