How to Use grieve in a Sentence

grieve

verb
  • The children are still grieving the death of their mother.
  • It grieves me to see my brother struggling like this.
  • People need time to grieve after the death of a family member.
  • Her decision to live overseas grieved her mother.
  • Take time to grieve in the days, months, and even years to come.
    Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 28 June 2022
  • The Franks, for their part, were ready to be out of the spotlight and able to grieve in peace.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2024
  • In Texas, the Afghan couple continues to grieve the loss of the child.
    Anchorage Daily News, 20 Oct. 2022
  • These past six months have been a time to grieve and a time to be grateful.
    Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 10 Nov. 2022
  • There are about as many ways to grieve as there are ways to lose loved ones.
    Christine Pride, SELF, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Many of Kitchens’ friends took to Facebook to grieve and show their love for her.
    Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2024
  • There is not just one way to grieve, and there is no time schedule.
    Nancy Berns, The Conversation, 27 July 2022
  • Ijabu Hassan has had no chance to grieve the deaths of her children.
    Scott McWhinnie, CNN, 7 July 2022
  • Give yourself time to grieve, and then figure out where to click back in. 5.
    Women's Health, 19 June 2023
  • His lover, the spy Nakia (Lupita Nyong'o), has fled Wakanda to grieve in peace.
    A.a. Dowd, Chron, 8 Nov. 2022
  • When a death at the retirement home forces a pause, the friends grieve, pay tribute – and grow.
    Monitor Contributors, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Then there’s the business of getting back to work, back to life while grieving.
    Cody Delistraty, TIME, 1 July 2024
  • There are so many huge changes that have happened, things to be grateful for, and things to grieve.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Aug. 2022
  • May God bring comfort and peace to all who are grieving.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2024
  • Her performance as the grieving mother in the movie was that good.
    Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
  • He, Kim, and older brother Kameron were not left alone to grieve.
    Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2022
  • The grieving husband and father went on to say that his wife had tried to help their son.
    Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024
  • People being able to discuss death in a way or grieve a loved one in a way.
    Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 13 May 2023
  • Ox has been closed since Sunday to give staff time to grieve and heal, Denton said.
    oregonlive, 4 July 2023
  • In hot-car deaths, why are some parents left to grieve when others are charged?
    Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Not a real pick me up but something that gave me a window to grieve.
    Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Viewers can see in the first few episodes that Jeremiah has been kind of alone while grieving.
    Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2023
  • For the veterans, that is expressed in who is allowed to grieve and how.
    NBC News, 1 Apr. 2022
  • The Army is the first U.S. branch to allow male soldiers the time to grieve after a pregnancy loss.
    Monica Dunn, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2022
  • The grieving mother keeps her daughter’s memory alive by speaking about her in the present tense.
    Rachel McRady, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Generally about losing your spark, the lyrics have now come to soundtrack grieving parents and partners.
    Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 18 Dec. 2024

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