as in to mourn
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
we all grieved over the lost cat
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as in to wail (for)
to feel or express sorrow for
I grieve for our loss
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Recent Examples of grieve
Alexis Schwartz, Baltimore Sun, 31 May 2025
Young Li, grieving the death of his kung fu champ older brother, is yanked out of kung fu school in Beijing (where he’s trained by Chan’s Shifu) by his mother (Ming-Na Wen) and uprooted to New York City.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 30 May 2025
There is no mercy for the suffering of their grieving mothers and fathers.
—Ronald S. Safer, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
See how these teens are grieving — and healing — together.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 29 May 2025
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There was no time to grieve — there were people to take care of and questions from law enforcement to answer.
—Alexis Schwartz, Baltimore Sun, 31 May 2025
Young Li, grieving the death of his kung fu champ older brother, is yanked out of kung fu school in Beijing (where he’s trained by Chan’s Shifu) by his mother (Ming-Na Wen) and uprooted to New York City.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 30 May 2025
There is no mercy for the suffering of their grieving mothers and fathers.
—Ronald S. Safer, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
See how these teens are grieving — and healing — together.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for grieve
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“Grieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grieve. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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