sorrow
noun
distress caused by loss, affliction, disappointment, etc.; grief, sadness, or regret.
Example Sentences
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It features a more demure production and Polachek sorrowfully singing, “Tryna find the lightswitch in the dark / burying the good girl I know I’m not,” with a simple strumming guiding her despair.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 30, 2021
“We also sorrowfully acknowledge the historical and ongoing trauma and the legacy of suffering and challenges faced by Indigenous Peoples that continue to this day.”
From Reuters ● Sep. 25, 2021
Ronald Maathe, a 25-year-old janitor at a gym outside Uganda’s capital of Kampala, shook his head sorrowfully when saying that his monthly salary is now the equivalent of $43.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 2, 2021
When it came time Friday to comfort the masses that sorrowfully came to a basketball game to grieve a fallen hero, he played the perfect notes with the perfect tone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2020
The portraits on the wall looked down at her sorrowfully.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
