[ UK /ɡɹˈiːf/ ]
[ US /ˈɡɹif/ ]
NOUN
  1. intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
  2. something that causes great unhappiness
    her death was a great grief to John
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How To Use grief In A Sentence

  • Written with charm and humour, this is a touching, absorbing oddity of a book about love, grief, avarice and generosity.
  • The deep grief and guilt of the mother as well as the hatred and home-sickness of the daughter permeate the story and eventually melt away due to the abiding family love.
  • As for the national outpouring of ersatz grief, reminiscent of the scenes that followed the death of Princess Diana, it surely spoke not of feeling but of an egotistical inability to feel, compensated for by outward show.
  • It might have been her outpouring of love and grief, it might have been her courage in driving away the wild animals, the length of her lonely vigil on the mountain, or a combination of these.
  • Despite her measured tone, June is clearly enraged as well as grief stricken. The Sun
  • She was prostrate with grief after her son's death.
  • My mind went blank with grief and despair.
  • She was overcome with grief when her husband died.
  • Youth holds no society with grief. Euripides 
  • She seemed to be wallowing in her grief, instead of trying to recover from the disaster.
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