grieve
verb (used without object)
to feel grief or great sorrow.
was grieving
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past progressiveof grieve.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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It’s this exact type of cultural disappearance that Kojima was grieving during his weekend comments.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
For months afterward, Ono felt like he was grieving his identity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
"We don't have our visa, valid visa, our visa finished," she said, adding that the lapse happened because she was grieving for her dead son and couldn't think of anything else.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2025
A pregnant Bethenny Frankel was grieving her estranged, recently deceased father and swatting away insults left and right.
From Salon ● May 20, 2025
He was grieving because Mrs. Healey had died on the day of his graduation.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
