mourns

present tense third-person singular of mourn

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of mourns Sister mourns her beloved brother Susan Lingle grew up in a household with brothers, and as the only girl in her family, she was loved and protected by them. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2025 As America mourns the loss of Charlie Kirk, a substantive void must be addressed. Alex Rosado, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025 The group also mourns the death of friend Angie Stone. Charna Flam, People.com, 10 Sep. 2025 Toronto’s 50th edition unfolds as the wider film community mourns the passing of Oneida actor Graham Greene (born on Six Nations Reserve in Ontario), who uplifted Indigenous stories throughout his career. Jennie Punter, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025 More news to know now Lisbon, Portugal, mourns 17 victims of a funicular crash. Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025 As the Butler, Missouri, community mourns two toddlers who died in a house fire over the weekend, some residents are rallying round the family by collecting donations. Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025 Being successful in America, according to Part II, inherently means becoming the bad guy, and Francis Ford Coppola mourns that fact, abetted by arguably Pacino’s finest, most sorrowful performance as a man who sells every bit of his soul to maintain his power. Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025 As the investigation continues, the comedy world mourns the loss of a gifted performer whose impact reached far beyond the stage. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mourns
Verb
  • The annual hand-wringing around whether New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone should be fired is already under way, but that won’t be decided for weeks as the club’s management takes a breath and grieves the club’s latest playoff exit.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 12 Oct. 2025
  • In Saunders’s afterlife, various spirits join Willie, Lincoln’s eleven-year-old son who has died from typhoid fever, while his father grieves in the crypt.
    Book Marks October 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Binkiewicz laments the shutdowns that plague business owners across Miami Beach.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
  • After a Frozen Four loss to Colgate — Sullivan still laments one of his teammates’ shots hitting the post in a 3-2 defeat — both Sullivan and Sacco turned pro.
    Peter Baugh, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The track describes a friendship with romantic undertones that Swift regrets not acting upon.
    Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Sheena Douglass, a divorced single mom of three, deeply regrets not signing a prenuptial agreement.
    Essence, Essence, 22 Sep. 2025

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“Mourns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mourns. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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