mourn
verb (used without object)
to feel or express sorrow or grief.
were 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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And, barely two years into the new regime, my mother and her friends were mourning their blind involvement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
While researching this article, I heard from 41 people who were mourning the loss of 4o.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney said he and other Canadians were mourning O'Hara's death.
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
Others were mourning dead relatives and fretting over family who’d been called up to fight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2023
He wished that he were mourning Laura: it seemed more appropriate than being troubled by her or, he admitted it to himself now that she had gone, just a little scared by her.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
