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.
  • And their kids will be mourned by all of us.
    — Bill Chappell, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
  • No one mourns the wicked, indeed.
    — Erin Neil, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
  • In any case, there was little chance to mourn.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • In this city, where heartache and grief run deep, there’s no time to mourn.
    — Dallas News, 21 Nov. 2020
  • At two hundred and fifty, the job is not to mourn it.
    — Anthony Scaramucci, Fortune, 28 June 2026
  • Kurek mourned both his friend and the end of 241.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The Arab world is not mourning.
    — Andrew Ghalili, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Decadents love and mourn the fall of Rome.
    — Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
  • Spurs fans still mourn losing Green.
    — The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The poet was mourning the death of his wife.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The fashion world is mourning the loss of a great.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • One year later, a vigil was held to mark and mourn the event.
    — New York Times, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Chickens form friendships and mourn the loss of flock mates.
    — Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Those who knew and loved him still mourn what happened after that.
    — New York Times, 6 May 2022
  • But there may be hope for those mourning certain menu items.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • The bluegrass world is mourning the loss of one of its greats.
    — Diana Leyva, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Sisters are mourning the loss of their cousin.
    — Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • How deeply that hurts, mourning something that could be.
    — EW.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Some will use the day to mourn, some to reflect, some to gather.
    — The Courier-Journal, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Cunnane didn’t mourn the sad state of his headgear, though.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 16 May 2026
  • This is shameful that the public can not mourn the deaths of these poor souls.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Vanessa and her fiancé would take the time to grieve and mourn the loss of their child.
    — Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 6 May 2021
  • Jane Fonda mourned the loss of her longtime friend.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Many fans took to the comments section to mourn the loss of the primate.
    — Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, 10 June 2021
  • In the comments, fans mourned the loss of the Texas staple.
    — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026

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