Example Sentences
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And I sorrowed for my father’s harm as though I had been smitten myself; so sorrowed I for his unhappy old age.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2019
“We are incredibly sorrowed at the loss of Officer Galvez and our thoughts and prayers are with all who knew and loved him.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2015
You’ve clucked, sorrowed and sighed at “The Pride”: plus ça change, plus c’est la même self-esteem issue.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2010
The cult was centred around a legend of the Goddess Demeter, who sorrowed for her abducted daughter, searched for her, sat by a sacred well.
From Time Magazine Archive
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They sorrowed in their dreaming and they sorrowed in their waking up.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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