mourns

present tense third-person singular of mourn

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of mourns 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 Family mourns loss of father and child R’mani Sibley was an elementary school student in Crowley, according to her family. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 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 No one mourns the Wicked awards season campaign. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 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
  • As the family grieves, the community is rallying around them.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The board laments the fact that the rich are self-funding their way to political power.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Looking back on the process, Kojima laments that his goal was to make extremely realistic renders of his subjects (Refn included), but even with cutting edge technology there remains room for improvement.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • That happy picture shattered about 24 years ago due to a life mistake Ruiz regrets to this day.
    Michael Rios, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Part of him regrets signing the papers.
    Molly Parker, ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Mourns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mourns. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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