sorrowful
Origin of sorrowful
1Other words for sorrowful
1 | unhappy, grieving |
2 | melancholy |
3 | piteous, heartbreaking |
Other words from sorrowful
- sor·row·ful·ly, adverb
- sor·row·ful·ness, noun
- o·ver·sor·row·ful, adjective
- o·ver·sor·row·ful·ly, adverb
- o·ver·sor·row·ful·ness, noun
Words Nearby sorrowful
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How to use sorrowful in a sentence
Forsberg conveys the story’s sadness with the sorrowful ballad “Heart of Stone.”
‘Six’ an empowering musical remix of English history | Patrick Folliard | August 4, 2022 | Washington BladeSanford subsequently engaged in sorrowful interviews with the Associated Press and other outlets, in an effort to be forgiven by South Carolinians.
America’s strange obsession with marital affairs | Isaac Amend | January 29, 2022 | Washington BladeStill, she said there have been many nights where she has lain awake, thinking of Floyd, sorrowful that she did not do more to save his life.
My violent assault, the bystanders who did nothing, and what it means to bear witness | Kim Le | April 2, 2021 | VoxIt is also one of the few places in Georgia where the sorrowful beauty of the call to prayer still can be heard.
The Secret Life of an ISIS Warlord | Will Cathcart, Vazha Tavberidze, Nino Burchuladze | October 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was consumed by a sorrowful bitterness and cynicism that could only be responded to with large purses.
She felt very sorrowful as she smoothed the homely garments, and placed them in a small leathern trunk.
The World Before Them | Susanna MoodieNey and Marmont did not accompany the other Commissioners with their sorrowful terms; like rats they left the sinking ship.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonFor the affliction of the daughter of my people I am afflicted, and made sorrowful, astonishment hath taken hold on me.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousThe post-boy returned, sorrowful, to Petersfield, where he procured another horse and rode back to Liphook.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries | Charles G. HarperFor she must always find something to be glad of before she could be sorrowful about any thing.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. Drinkwater
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