Sentence examples for stark grief from inspiring English sources

Scenes of intimacy with a mother, fixing hair or soothing sadness — she "lifts me out of / sorrow / and rocks me in her arms" — give way to stark grief when the mother suddenly dies.

A stark depiction of grief in a form so pure and profound that it seems to sear the flesh, this haunting play stands apart from the rest of Synge's work, along with "Deirdre of the Sorrows," which is performed last, for its absence of humor.

There is no room in the stark reality of grief for political rhetoric.

The stark reality of grief looks very different than society's perceptions of it.

Mike Leigh's new play is called Grief – a stark choice of title that, debatably, gives away too much.

"Grief" was the stark caption given to Hugh Cecil's photograph of a limp-armed young woman in a black ball gown.

He suffered from pneumonia and grief, and the stark reality of a future without her.

The flippant unconcern, even joy, over the young man's death lay in stark contrast to the outpouring of grief from fans who actually found solace in the rapper's music.

But our grief and disappointment puts into stark relief the countless stories of players whose commitment and character can serve as inspiration for us all during these especially dark times.

The range of emotion is largely limited to fear, grief and sorrow.The photographs offer a stark reminder of what actually happened on the ground level during the Iraqi invasion a decade ago.

Nevertheless, One More Time With Feeling emerged as one of the most compelling, acclaimed documentaries of recent years; a film that is, in its depiction of loss and grief, simultaneously visually sumptuous and almost unbearably stark.