mourn
verb (used without object)
to feel or express sorrow or grief.
was mourning
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past progressiveof mourn.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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French President Emmanuel Macron said the nation was mourning "a legend of the century", while the Brigitte Bardot Foundation remembered her as a "world-renowned actress".
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2025
At that moment, the nation was mourning the deaths of 450,000 Americans on the battlefield—with many more soldiers returning home grievously injured.
From Slate ● May 12, 2025
I was mourning that I didn’t take my daughter’s pictures she painted for me and I was just bawling because clothes, shoes, dishes, they’re all replaceable, but this stuff will never be replaced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2025
Manchester United said everyone at the club was mourning the loss of "the King of the Stretford End".
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2025
Gone, all gone, she thought again wildly, no longer even sure what was gone, what she was mourning.
From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen
