How to Use mourning in a Sentence

mourning

noun

• The whole town was in mourning.
• She is still in mourning for her dead husband.
• His widow was dressed in mourning.
• And in the mourning process, God is with us every step of the way.
  — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 10 Aug. 2022
• With the war in Gaza raging, this is a city in mourning.
  — Samar Hazboun, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2023
• Anne wrote that book out of the mourning of losing a child.
  — Precious Fondren, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024
• The world is in mourning for Friends star Matthew Perry.
  — Vulture, 29 Oct. 2023
• The long wait is out of respect to the mourning period for the Queen.
  — Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 9 Nov. 2022
• In more than one instance through the epic work, hair is plucked in an act of mourning.
  — Celine Alkhaldi, CNN, 28 Sep. 2022
• To reflect African culture and mourning, Carter went with the purest of whites.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 Dec. 2022
• Two school years later, Jensen is done with mourning and ready to move on.
  — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2024
• But even in mourning, Gaga is honoring the time spent and the songs sung with Bennett, on and off the stage.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2023
• The fashion world is in mourning as the news of model and cover girl Gail O’Neill has passed away.
  — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 13 Oct. 2023
• A day of mourning will be observed in the state on Saturday.
  — Rhea Mogul, CNN, 3 June 2023
• Nine months later and still in mourning, Van Gundy has revealed the cause.
  — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 25 May 2024
• The three-hour funeral Monday was fit for the mourning of not just a man, but an era.
  — Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Aug. 2022
• At one point, Mr. Khamenei covered his eyes with his left hand, as if in mourning.
  — David S. Cloud and Aresu Eqbali, WSJ, 17 Sep. 2022
• As the mourning families took to the stage, they were met with a standing ovation.
  — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 13 Mar. 2023
• At the start of the uprising, women were cutting off their hair as an act of protest and a sign of mourning.
  — Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 14 June 2023
• Around 6pm, the mourning family took Baxter to the vet.
  — Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com, 29 July 2022
• The Greek government has declared three days of national mourning in the wake of the tragedy.
  — Will Gretsky, ABC News, 1 Mar. 2023
• A day of mourning is being observed in the country as a result of the attacks.
  — Aron Solomon, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
• Hussle’s death sparked more than a week of citywide mourning.
  — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2023
• Chey Payne, a ninth-grader, said Bernstein High has been in mourning.
  — Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2022
• That much was clear as thousands clogged roads in their march to Ms. Amini’s grave Oct. 26 to mark the 40th day of mourning after her death.
  — Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Nov. 2022
• Upon his death two years later, students took to the streets in mourning.
  — Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2022
• The photo depicts her in black mourning clothes, with a widow’s veil.
  — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
• Women in black mourning weeds gathered and hummed dirges.
  — Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
• Then bleak reports about the health of Pelé put the entire country on the verge of national mourning.
  — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2022
• An Ohio school district is in mourning after a head-on crash killed one of its students and left another hospitalized.
  — Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Enquirer, 17 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024