Sentence examples for masked grief from inspiring English sources

He's alive but his soul is among the dead; he seems to have a foot poised over the open grave, and Stallone brings a terse, astral distractedness to the role, a wry wisdom born of pain and a detachment born of masked grief.

And if I do that, what will I end up with – excitement masking grief underneath?

It also seems credible in this production that Mariah Gale's Catherine could be a genuine maths prodigy, played with an air of sphinx-like detachment, masking grief-stricken desperation and a sharp wit.

A stunned city wrapped a bandage around its bleeding wounds, masked its grief and limped on.

Based on the true story of bereaved Aberfan mothers who, ashamed to seem frivolous, secretly invited a Revlon sales rep to one of their weekly meetings to give them beauty tips, this is a study in the masks grief wears, and what it takes and what it might mean to put on a brave face.

Or do I try to mask my grief with something else – excitement, passion, confidence – what?

And it can be difficult to slow down – especially if being busy is effectively masking anxiety, grief and hard-to-handle emotions.

As I watch her walk into the classroom, a sense of pride will mask the grief.

She tries to mask her grief with a cheerful persona, and continually guilts her neighbors by telling them bluntly that she does not blame them for Troy's death.

The obvious smacked me on the head: the pace of the last few weeks had masked a wave of grief, but it hadn't done away with it.

Adolescent grief may be masked by other behaviors.