mourn
verb (used without object)
to feel or express sorrow or grief.
had mourned
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past perfectof mourn.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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I noted Mamdani’s explanation that the vigil had mourned both Israeli and Palestinian deaths.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
Both writers had mourned the recent passing of a parent and found themselves missing their loved ones and wishing they still had their guidance.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2023
Her family had mourned their beloved matriarch in the intimacy of Balmoral Castle, where she died last Thursday; now they were entrusting her to the nation.
From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2022
One day after they had mourned the deaths of at least 27 people in the English Channel, locals, activists and migrants assembled in central Calais to mourn another victim on Friday night.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 27, 2021
Dorothy’s older children had mourned the loss of their small-town freedom and the space that had come with the big house in Farmville.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
