condolence
or con·dole·ment
Often condolences. expression of sympathy with a person who is suffering sorrow, misfortune, or grief.
Origin of condolence
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How to use condolence in a sentence
Kathy and I send our love and condolences to Tony’s family and friends during this difficult time.
First, introduce yourself, explaining your connection to the deceased, and then express your condolences in the normal way.
Miss Manners: Groom’s mother wants to contribute more than money to the wedding | Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina Martin | October 29, 2020 | Washington PostWe extend our deepest condolences to her family and loved ones.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, champion of LGBTQ rights on the bench, dies at age 87 | Chris Johnson | September 18, 2020 | Washington BladeHis acts of condolence and celebration set off a chain reaction that sickened at least 16 people.
Six foot social-distancing will not always be enough for COVID-19 | Tina Hesman Saey | April 23, 2020 | Science News For StudentsGrisham offered condolences to members on his Facebook page.
The family remain close to the democracy icon, who earlier this month sent a letter of condolences to Than Dar.
Hope and Change? Burma Kills a Journalist Before Obama Arrives | Joshua Carroll | November 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI would give them my condolences and tell them what I was doing—trying to show the world the crisis in Liberia.
Among the most memorable have been posters expressing condolences for the deaths of Trayvon Martin and James Gandolfini.
“Families in Upper Egypt are not accepting condolences,” said El Magd.
In Egypt’s Countryside, Vendettas Between Police and Islamists Simmer | Mike Giglio, Christopher Dickey | October 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWithout waiting to give explanations or to receive condolences or advice the sub hurried off to his cabin and changed into No.
The Dreadnought of the Air | Percy F. WestermanThe Emperor of Russia did not write personally, but contented himself with sending condolences by a charg d'affaires.
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835 | Dorothy Duchesse de DinoThe other two priests had departed after expressing their condolences to Mrs. Kennedy.
Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyThis gave Tom Tristram a much-coveted opportunity to offer his condolences.
The American | Henry JamesHe threw his cigar away, jerked himself into his coat, and left the room with jeering condolences in his wake.
The Californians | Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
British Dictionary definitions for condolence
condolement (kənˈdəʊlmənt)
/ (kənˈdəʊləns) /
(often plural) an expression of sympathy with someone in grief, etc
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