grieve
verb (used without object)
to feel grief or great sorrow.
had grieved
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past perfectof grieve.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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I had grieved my marriage years before it ended, years before.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2022
She quietly wept when her attorney told the jury that Richard had grieved in private.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 8, 2022
And she had grieved its loss as one does; she never forgot it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2020
He had grieved for her once; now he grieved again, as if losing her a second time.
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2015
“I don’t know what I’ll do if he does begin moaning,” the dashing young fighter pilot with the golden mustache had grieved forlornly.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
