Example Sentences

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"I should have been grieving for for my daughter and not fighting for justice."

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025

While her family is yet to release an official statement, fans have been grieving and sharing fond memories on social media.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2023

As the investigation continues, the people who loved Hernandez have been grieving and planning a funeral, and are wary of what lies ahead.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 12, 2019

Here we have been grieving ourselves to death, believing you were lost, and you have been having the jolliest kind of a lark on a little Robinson Crusoe island.

From Madge Morton's Secret by Chalmers, Amy D. V.

For some time I have been grieving over the dearth of humor in America, and wondering who the great coming humorist was to be.

From Remarks by Nye, Bill