Example Sentences

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Twitter users who enjoyed the social network before Elon Musk took it over have been mourning its degradation for months, and Sunday night felt like yet another wake.

From Slate • Jul. 24, 2023

Residents of Richland County, where nearly half the population is Black, have been mourning a loss that state representative Todd Rutherford, the family’s attorney, said was no accident.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2023

“Perhaps this song was written because we realized we have been mourning various deaths our whole lives,” Emma Hardyman said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2023

Although people have been mourning, the life of the influential Nigerian writer was also being celebrated, our reporter says.

From BBC • May 23, 2013

How despicable does Albus Dumbledore appear, busy plotting his rise to power when he should have been mourning his mother and caring for his sister!

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling