grief-stricken

adjective

: very sad : deeply affected by grief

The death of his son has left him grief-stricken.

Examples of grief-stricken in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The teen’s father, Thomas Frimpong, briefly joined the crowd, but was too grief-stricken to speak. — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 31 Oct. 2026

Garth’s elevation to Commander and his wedding to Becka, who is too grief-stricken to stand. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 27 May 2026

When George shows up dead in the pasture one day, his hands mysteriously coated in blue and green dye, the sheep are naturally grief-stricken. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026

The rest of the body camera footage features interviews with the hysterical and grief-stricken friends and roommates of the victims being interviewed by police. — Chris Spargo, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for grief-stricken

• indican
• chicken
• likin
• quicken
• sicken
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• thicken