mourn passing

Frequency: 7.311.0 per million words

to feel or express great sadness because someone has died

passingVERB + NOUN

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mourn

Examples (10)

  • Few will mourn his passing.
  • The nation gathered to mourn the passing of the former president.
  • Many fans continue to mourn the passing of the legendary singer.
  • The community is mourning the passing of a beloved local teacher.
  • It is natural to mourn the passing of a close friend.
  • The family asked for privacy as they mourn the passing of their matriarch.
  • We mourn the passing of an era as the old factory finally closed.
  • Scholars still mourn the passing of the great philosopher.
  • The world came together to mourn the passing of a true humanitarian.
  • They will deeply mourn the passing of their mentor.