grief-stricken
adjective
: very sad : deeply affected by grief
The death of his son has left him grief-stricken.
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Disney Imagineers heightened the saddened, lovesick and grief-stricken look on the new bride’s face, Imagineering creative director Kim Irvine told the Los Angeles Times.
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Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 18 Jan. 2025
Like many locals, my emotions are heightened at the moment, but I was also struck at how much more clearly defined the bride’s face is now, appearing grief-stricken and lovesick.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Jeff Baena, the director and screenwriter who was married to Aubrey Plaza, died by suicide last week at age 47 – leaving the public stunned and his friends and loved ones grief-stricken.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
In both books, the heroine’s parents bind her powers with tea; the male lead is guilty and grief-stricken over his older brother’s murder.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Residents of Cetinje, a town of some 17,000 people, were stunned and grief-stricken.
—Risto Bozovic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Napoletano remembers feeling grief-stricken and terrified.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Marine Mind is grief-stricken, its founder Sebastian Strand said over text message on Wednesday.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Many were afraid and grief-stricken after the shooting.
—Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 18 June 2024
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Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 18 Jan. 2025
Like many locals, my emotions are heightened at the moment, but I was also struck at how much more clearly defined the bride’s face is now, appearing grief-stricken and lovesick.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Jeff Baena, the director and screenwriter who was married to Aubrey Plaza, died by suicide last week at age 47 – leaving the public stunned and his friends and loved ones grief-stricken.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
In both books, the heroine’s parents bind her powers with tea; the male lead is guilty and grief-stricken over his older brother’s murder.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Residents of Cetinje, a town of some 17,000 people, were stunned and grief-stricken.
—Risto Bozovic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Napoletano remembers feeling grief-stricken and terrified.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Marine Mind is grief-stricken, its founder Sebastian Strand said over text message on Wednesday.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Many were afraid and grief-stricken after the shooting.
—Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 18 June 2024
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“Grief-stricken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grief-stricken. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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