How to Use grief-stricken in a Sentence

grief-stricken

adjective

• His cousin witnessed the stabbing, but is too grief-stricken to talk about it.
  — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
• 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