Example Sentences

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"I am mourning for your mother, father, grandmother and brother," he told the baby, sobbing.

From Reuters • Mar. 2, 2023

“This is truly a mother’s worst nightmare. I am mourning my beautiful daughter Brittanee as I have for the past 13 years,” she said.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2022

“I am mourning those that we’ve lost. I’m broken by that.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2021

“Yesterday was a different world, and I am mourning for it.”

From Slate • Sep. 11, 2021

What I am mourning is perhaps not worth saving, but I regret its loss nevertheless.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck