grieve
verb (used without object)
to feel grief or great sorrow.
have grieved
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present perfectof grieve.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“We are grateful for the gift of her life, and we have grieved the loss of that life during each of these 962 days,” the statement said.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2025
To be fair, I have grieved the deaths of a lot of small but significant food traditions in our house over the past year.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
“If we had known that he had died, we would have grieved the loss and been done with it,” Ms. Choi said through tears in a quavering voice.
From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2022
"His family grieves as our families have grieved for 17 years. To know that he will never walk this earth again does give me a little more peace than I had yesterday."
From Fox News ● Feb. 17, 2022
I owe it to their widows, to their orphans, to their mothers, and to their fathers who have grieved and wept for them.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
