mourner
noun
a person who mourns.
mourners
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pluralof mourner.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"On the way down, she knew I was struggling and she said, 'Let me link you'," he told mourners.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
A truck carrying around 200 mourners which had travelled from an area north of Abyei was hit as it arrived in the town of Al-Dabab in West Kordofan, the monitoring group said.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
We sit shiva, a formal seven days of grief in which mourners stay at home, wear torn clothing, cover mirrors, sit on low stools and silently feel their loss.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
At the Nova site, mourners gathered in front of portraits both of festival-goers and security forces who died on October 7.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
For over a week mourners arrived into the darkened sala, where the window shades had been drawn and the scent of flowers hung heavy in the air.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
