Example Sentences

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I had grieved my marriage years before it ended, years before.

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2022

And she had grieved its loss as one does; she never forgot it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2020

She also had grieved the loss of a child.

From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2016

He had grieved for her once; now he grieved again, as if losing her a second time.

From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2015

She had liked school and had grieved when Papá told her she must leave and start earning money by doing errands for people.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty