grieve
verb (used without object)
to feel grief or great sorrow.
Example Sentences
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Now she was grieving the Taliban’s obliteration of the Afghan legal system and her degree, which was effectively useless.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
In neighbouring Nepal, authorities have given regular updates on the rising number of dead and display names of the missing, while national media show images of families openly grieving.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
The main image captures grieving families holding and comforting each other.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
It can’t be an exaggeration to say that tens of millions are grieving her death.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
But she did not seem to understand that we were grieving.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
