mourning

noun

mourn·ing ˈmȯr-niŋ

: the act of sorrowing

She is still in mourning for her dead husband.

: an outward sign (such as black clothes or an armband) of grief for a person's death

lots of people there, and only one man in full mourning

Arnold Bennett

: a period of time during which signs of grief are shown

after a long mourning, resume their ordinary dresses

Henry Reed

Example Sentences

a day of national mourning She is still in mourning for her dead husband. The whole town was in mourning. a period of deep mourning His widow was dressed in mourning.

Recent Examples on the Web United American Indians of New England were the first to recognize Thanksgiving as a national day of mourning.

Haris Alic, Fox News, 24 Nov. 2022 Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas declared Friday a day of mourning.

Dov Lieber, WSJ, 18 Nov. 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 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called it a national tragedy and said there would be a day of mourning.

Reuters, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2022 Yet the spectrum of mourning sits right next to another collective grief, one that runs through generations.

Evan Narcisse, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2022 There’s a period of mourning and a period of respectful reflection.

Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Nov. 2022 That’s a perfectly relatable emotion, especially to anyone who has struggled to keep a daily routine while working through a period of mourning.

Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Nov. 2022 In 2021, Agron starred in Shiva Baby, a comedy set during the Jewish period of mourning.

Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2022 See More

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