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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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
During a six-day trial, the father told the court he had "mourned" for the child after being falsely told by his former partner that she had undergone a termination to get rid of their baby.
From BBC ● May 15, 2015
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
