public grief

Frequency: 5.84.1 per million words

sadness felt and expressed by many people in a community or nation

griefADJECTIVE + NOUN

Categories:

public

Examples (10)

  • The outpouring of public grief following the disaster was overwhelming.
  • The death of the princess sparked a global wave of public grief.
  • Displays of public grief were seen throughout the capital city.
  • The president declared a day of mourning to acknowledge the public grief.
  • In some cultures, expressions of public grief are very restrained.
  • The memorial service became a focal point for the nation's public grief.
  • Journalists captured the raw emotion of the public grief on the streets.
  • It was a rare moment of unity driven by shared public grief.
  • Social media has transformed the way we handle public grief.
  • The government struggled to manage the intensity of the public grief.