How to Use mourning in a Sentence

mourning

noun
  • The whole town was in mourning.
  • She is still in mourning for her dead husband.
  • His widow was dressed in mourning.
  • The story repeated to those in mourning may not provoke a smile.
    George Castle, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2022
  • The year ahead would surely be one of loss, fighting, mourning, praying, and surviving.
    Natan Ehrenreich, National Review, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Hill says his remarks did nothing to disrespect the late queen or disrupt the public mourning process.
    Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 12 Sep. 2022
  • After her husband Alan died in 2020, Nathan was in deep mourning.
    Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
  • For Tanisha, already in mourning, the loss is devastating.
    Winter Dunn, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Pfannerstill said Meyers' seat will eventually be filled, but for now will wait to start that process to allow for proper mourning time.
    Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Coronations take place months after the death of the former sovereign following long preparations and a period or mourning.
    Caitlin McLean, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Harry disembarked from the plane and got in a car, traveling to Balmoral Castle to join other members of the family in mourning.
    Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Now, the league is in mourning as plans are underway to hang a banner on all the outfield fences honoring their beloved leader who died suddenly just one day before his 39th birthday.
    Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022
  • With the war in Gaza raging, this is a city in mourning.
    Samar Hazboun, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Anne wrote that book out of the mourning of losing a child.
    Precious Fondren, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024
  • The world is in mourning for Friends star Matthew Perry.
    Vulture, 29 Oct. 2023
  • The long wait is out of respect to the mourning period for the Queen.
    Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 9 Nov. 2022
  • In more than one instance through the epic work, hair is plucked in an act of mourning.
    Celine Alkhaldi, CNN, 28 Sep. 2022
  • To reflect African culture and mourning, Carter went with the purest of whites.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Two school years later, Jensen is done with mourning and ready to move on.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2024
  • But even in mourning, Gaga is honoring the time spent and the songs sung with Bennett, on and off the stage.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2023
  • The fashion world is in mourning as the news of model and cover girl Gail O’Neill has passed away.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 13 Oct. 2023
  • A day of mourning will be observed in the state on Saturday.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN, 3 June 2023
  • Nine months later and still in mourning, Van Gundy has revealed the cause.
    Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 25 May 2024
  • At one point, Mr. Khamenei covered his eyes with his left hand, as if in mourning.
    David S. Cloud and Aresu Eqbali, WSJ, 17 Sep. 2022
  • As the mourning families took to the stage, they were met with a standing ovation.
    Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 13 Mar. 2023
  • At the start of the uprising, women were cutting off their hair as an act of protest and a sign of mourning.
    Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 14 June 2023
  • The Greek government has declared three days of national mourning in the wake of the tragedy.
    Will Gretsky, ABC News, 1 Mar. 2023
  • A day of mourning is being observed in the country as a result of the attacks.
    Aron Solomon, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
  • Hussle’s death sparked more than a week of citywide mourning.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Chey Payne, a ninth-grader, said Bernstein High has been in mourning.
    Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2022

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