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Discover LudwigThe phrase "public mourning" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to a period of collective grief and remembrance, typically following a major event or tragedy. Example: After the tragic death of the country's beloved leader, the entire nation entered a period of public mourning. Flags were flown at half-mast and public gatherings were held to honor his memory.
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Is public mourning good for us?
Yet they, too, have no place in Britain's public mourning.
There is no public mourning or body to bury.
It set a kind of template for public mourning.
The film opens with public mourning after Evita's death.
Until the twentieth century, private grief and public mourning were allied in most cultures.
Before the twentieth century, though, private grief and public mourning were tied together.
But the sincerity of this public mourning was questioned by some.
"There's always sadness after a mass shooting — there's public mourning," she said.
In public mourning, we mourn ourselves, and recognize our own mortality.
I arrived in Hanoi on the first day of public mourning.
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