mourn
verb (used without object)
to feel or express sorrow or grief.
mourns
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present tense formof mourn (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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“The noble art of ballyhoo, which had flourished so successfully in the nineteen-twenties, had lost something of its vigor,” he mourns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
And in “Bliss,” she mourns a relationship that could have been: “What hurts the most /Is we almost had it for a moment.”
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
Observed on the last Monday of May each year, Memorial Day honors and mourns the military personnel who died both during wartime and times of peace.
From Barron's ● May 25, 2026
Gina still mourns Fred, whom she lost that night.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2026
“He mourns her something terrible. He is still in bed recovering. He’s weak, but he’ll survive. Thank the Lord the boys haven’t taken ill.”
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
