How to Use grief in a Sentence

grief

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  • He has been unable to recover from his grief at his son's death.
  • Griese knows this moment, having had his own grief burst five years ago.
    — Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2024
  • Amid such fear and grief, Baig clings fast to goodness and beauty—and urges us to do the same.
    — Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2024
  • In the story, Luisa Loo seeks to find ways to help Mazzy process her grief.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2024
  • Following the news of his death, organizers shared a statement of grief to social media.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 5 May 2024
  • While there is a lot of great media out there about grief and loss, this one is a new favorite for its complexity, nuance, and rich sound design.
    — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 30 July 2024
  • One that, all hued up like a flower, in some wondrous shade of pink, can both stop people in their tracks and declare a certain kind of tenderness in grief or in love and care.
    — Lisa Donovan, New York Times, 15 May 2024
  • Advertisement In each case, the source of Oliver’s grief were tourists staying in an unhosted short-term rental next door.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
  • Overwhelming grief and shock continue to pour out across Britain as police work to uncover a motive for the suspect’s actions.
    — Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 July 2024
  • This sort of grief is a lifelong relationship, unfortunately.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
  • His and Macdonald’s new album The Process (out now) chronicles those ups and downs, breaking its tracklist down into the five stages of grief.
    — Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024
  • When my older brother was tragically taken from us, my family faced not only the profound grief of his loss but also the overwhelming expenses that came with it.
    — Keith Wallington, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024
  • The show’s nuanced depictions of dementia and grief ‒ and crushing last 10 minutes – will leave even the steeliest audience members reaching for tissues.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
  • The grief that Raja feels at the loss of the dream is deep.
    — Andrew Cockburn, Harper’s Magazine , 6 Jan. 2023
  • As the sky-blue evening gives in to the cerulean night, grief cedes ground.
    — New York Times, 3 Dec. 2020
  • The grief and the pain are things that are out of his control.
    — Monique Judge, The Root, 25 June 2018
  • If my rage is fire, then my grief is the gasoline and the match.
    — SELF, 2 June 2022
  • There's been a lot of anguish, a lot of grief about it.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 24 June 2020
  • Two oilmen would come to grief, more or less, in the 1920s.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
  • My goodness—think about the grief that comes with that.
    — The Atlantic, 18 June 2020
  • But be prepared to guide them through some of the stages of grief as well.
    — David G. Allan, CNN, 26 June 2020
  • Don’t lose sight of who has helped you and who has caused you grief.
    — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 20 June 2019
  • That's nothing in terms of the grief timetable, in my opinion.
    — Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2020
  • But a block away in Samadi’s house, the air was thick with grief.
    — Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2019
  • The stage of grief had switched from anger to depression.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 30 May 2023
  • The people in the pews, deep into their grief by then, gasped.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2021
  • But to turn all his grief and fury on Louis like this is painful.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Cross spoke about the best way for the family and friends to deal with grief.
    — Brandon Patterson, Detroit Free Press, 20 Feb. 2018
  • Joy overwhelmed grief in a space the size of a penalty box.
    — Curtis Zupke, latimes.com, 1 May 2018
  • That kind of grief can hit hard, even when the decision was for the best.
    — Love Letters.com, 23 Oct. 2019

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