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.
• But on this evening, the mourning was for the end of Roe v. Wade.
  — Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 30 June 2022
• 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
• The legend Quincy Jones has left the world in mourning.
  — Elizabeth Ayoola and Dominique Fluker, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
• To reflect African culture and mourning, Carter went with the purest of whites.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 Dec. 2022
• Such was the case across Uvalde this weekend as church services marked the start of days of mourning.
  — New York Times, 29 May 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
• His sudden, tragic death left thousands around the globe in mourning.
  — Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
• The tragedy has been difficult to explain to her 6-year-old son Aedan, who put his hockey sticks out on the front porch after Gaudreau's death — a sign of mourning in the hockey community.
  — Kyle Stokes, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2024