How to Use mourn in a Sentence

mourn

verb

• She mourned the loss of her youth.
• He still mourns the fact that he never went to college.
• Thousands of people mourned his death.
• She was mourned by everyone who knew her.
• She is still mourning her husband, who died last year.
• Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
  — Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2023
• Guy Fieri and his family are mourning the loss of their four-legged friend.
  — Marina Watts, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
• People were there, it was said and then repeated, to celebrate a life, not to mourn a death.
  — Clare Sestanovich, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023
• But not all Lebanese civilians mourn Nasrallah’s death.
  — NBC News, 29 Sep. 2024
• To sit alongside Guillory on his high perch, or maybe a branch or two higher, is not to dream of the past or to mourn the present.
  — Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2023
• Harry and Meghan united with the royal family once more to mourn the passing of the beloved monarch.
  — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 16 Dec. 2022
• Hollywood is mourning the loss of trailblazing actor John Amos.
  — Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
• America should continue to mourn the fate of Whelan and the many other citizens being wrongfully detained around the world.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2022
• Across the diaspora, Black people mourn by facing death head-on through dance, celebration, tears, laughter, fantastic food, and more.
  — Jumoke Balogun, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2022
• The event was so traumatic that the Shoshone abandoned the site, only occasionally gathering years later to mourn and remember.
  — Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Dec. 2022
• Some will use the day to mourn, some to reflect, some to gather.
  — The Courier-Journal, 10 Mar. 2023
• Tiffani Thiessen is mourning the loss of her 85-year-old father.
  — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 25 May 2024
• Williams wrote the work in 1974 while mourning the sudden death of his wife, Barbara.
  — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
• And mourning them just a little less, when things don’t work out.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Oct. 2023
• Each of them is starting to mourn the loss of their dad in their own respective way.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2024
• With the euphoria of the do-over comes a deep sadness—mourning for what could have been.
  — Julia Sonenshein, ELLE, 25 July 2023
• As fans and former costars mourn the loss of Somers, take a look back on her life in photos.
  — Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 15 Oct. 2023
• In 2019, Leung mourned the loss of his brother who drowned in Thailand.
  — EW.com, 29 June 2024
• His keepers and those who got to know him at Zoo Knoxville over the years are now mourning his loss.
  — Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2024
• Here are all of the cast and crew’s posts mourning the Wicked (movie being done filming).
  — Vulture, 27 Jan. 2024
• Light filtered through the leaves onto the edge of a metal star and briefly lit the face of a mourning mother.
  — Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 28 Apr. 2023
• The music world is mourning the loss of the legendary Tina Turner.
  — Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 24 May 2023
• The fashion world is mourning the death of a true trailblazer.
  — Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
• Williams’ death was mourned by his former team and teammates online at the time.
  — Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 22 Dec. 2023
• But there are a few things that might make the area more inviting for mourning doves and less so for crows and scrub-jays.
  — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 17 June 2024

Last Updated: 25 Oct 2024