How to Use mourn in a Sentence
mourn
verb
- She mourned the loss of her youth.
- He still mourns the fact that he never went to college.
- Thousands of people mourned his death.
- She was mourned by everyone who knew her.
- She is still mourning her husband, who died last year.
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Some will use the day to mourn, some to reflect, some to gather.
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The Courier-Journal,
10 Mar. 2023
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Tiffani Thiessen is mourning the loss of her 85-year-old father.
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David Chiu,
Peoplemag,
25 May 2024
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Williams wrote the work in 1974 while mourning the sudden death of his wife, Barbara.
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Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2024
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And mourning them just a little less, when things don’t work out.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
26 Oct. 2023
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How Day of the Dead allows people to mourn, honor and love lost ones.
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Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
2 Nov. 2022
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Each of them is starting to mourn the loss of their dad in their own respective way.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2024
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With the euphoria of the do-over comes a deep sadness—mourning for what could have been.
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Julia Sonenshein,
ELLE,
25 July 2023
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The Wakandans mourn the loss of their king, and what’s left of the royal family walks the streets of the city with his helmet.
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Time,
11 Nov. 2022
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As fans and former costars mourn the loss of Somers, take a look back on her life in photos.
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Kate Hogan,
Peoplemag,
15 Oct. 2023
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In 2019, Leung mourned the loss of his brother who drowned in Thailand.
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EW.com,
29 June 2024
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His keepers and those who got to know him at Zoo Knoxville over the years are now mourning his loss.
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Olivia Lloyd,
Charlotte Observer,
10 May 2024
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Here are all of the cast and crew’s posts mourning the Wicked (movie being done filming).
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Vulture,
27 Jan. 2024
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Light filtered through the leaves onto the edge of a metal star and briefly lit the face of a mourning mother.
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Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
28 Apr. 2023
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At the age of 8, Chelsea would mourn the loss of her beloved swim coach who was shot and killed, turning to art once more to help deal with the heartache and pain.
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Deidre Montague,
Hartford Courant,
17 Nov. 2022
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The music world is mourning the loss of the legendary Tina Turner.
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Emlyn Travis,
EW.com,
24 May 2023
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The fashion world is mourning the death of a true trailblazer.
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Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
1 July 2024
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Guy Fieri and his family are mourning the loss of their four-legged friend.
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Marina Watts,
People.com,
7 Oct. 2024
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Williams’ death was mourned by his former team and teammates online at the time.
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Sean Neumann,
Peoplemag,
22 Dec. 2023
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But there are a few things that might make the area more inviting for mourning doves and less so for crows and scrub-jays.
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Joan Morris,
The Mercury News,
17 June 2024
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Close friends and family are now mourning N’jai, who had made his home in the Bay Area.
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Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Oct. 2023
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The cast of 9-1-1 are mourning the death of series crew member Rico Priem.
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Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
15 May 2024
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Lauren Alaina is taking the time to mourn the death of her father, J.J. Suddeth.
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Naledi Ushe,
USA TODAY,
24 July 2024
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Olivia Plath is mourning the loss of her 15-year-old brother.
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Kelly Wynne,
Peoplemag,
10 May 2023
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Also, on balance, a week from today, at least 1/2 the country and much of the outside world, will be mourning some US election result.
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Joel Shulman,
Forbes,
29 Oct. 2024
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As Horowitz has argued, Ives is really an American counterpart to Mahler, who stormed toward the future while mourning the past.
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Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
4 Nov. 2024
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