Sentence examples for was grieved from inspiring English sources

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was grieved

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To cause sorrow or distress to.

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Gire was grieved by what he saw.

Who was who was filmy?" "I was grieved, Cosgrove.

He remained interested in political events and was grieved by them.

The New Yorker, April 6, 1940 P. 55 New York was grieved to learn that Rockefeller Center is finished.

She wants to give things to them — let her!" Secretly, he was grieved and envious not to receive a share of any bounty that was on offer.

President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan said he was "grieved by the incident" and confirmed that an initial investigation indicated that the gunman was an Afghan National Army soldier.

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"Yes, it was  grieving.

So I was grieving.

Everyone was grieving.

But I also was grieving.

I was grieving for her.

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