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

Zipp Ill Numerous befreckled urchins sorrowed for a moment last week, at news that Zip, the "What-is-it-Man," widely popular in sideshows, lay ill of pneumonia at Bellevue Hospital, Manhattan.

From Time Magazine Archive

The cap’n sat at the foot of Pap and Ma’s bed and said, “I’m sure sorrowed to hear ’bout Big Charlie’s run-in with that ax.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis