mourned; mourning; mourns
1
: to feel or express grief or sorrow
When he dies, people throughout the world will mourn.
—often used with forthousands mourned for him
2
: to show the customary signs of grief for a death
3
: to murmur mournfully
—used especially of doves
1
: to feel or express grief or sorrow for
mourned the death of his son
mourning the loss of their youth
2
: to utter mournfully
… let the whirlwind mourn its requiem!—
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mourner
noun
Examples of mourn in a Sentence
She is still mourning her husband, who died last year.
Thousands of people mourned his death.
She was mourned by everyone who knew her.
She mourned the loss of her youth.
He still mourns the fact that he never went to college.
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The film stars Haruka Ayase and Daigo Yamamoto as a young couple mourning the recent death of their son.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
There is much to mourn in this epic two-hander, which was inspired by the letters shared between terminal breast cancer patient Makiko Mayano and medical anthropologist Maho Isono, but few recent movies, or few movies at all, have been so rigorously insistent upon the reasons for hope.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
The journey moves from mourning into self-discovery, as Kerya’s return becomes a first real encounter with her Asian heritage.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 14 May 2026
The Chicago Fire Department mourns the loss of a 30-year member who died today during a training exercise.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
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Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
There is much to mourn in this epic two-hander, which was inspired by the letters shared between terminal breast cancer patient Makiko Mayano and medical anthropologist Maho Isono, but few recent movies, or few movies at all, have been so rigorously insistent upon the reasons for hope.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
The journey moves from mourning into self-discovery, as Kerya’s return becomes a first real encounter with her Asian heritage.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 14 May 2026
The Chicago Fire Department mourns the loss of a 30-year member who died today during a training exercise.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for mourn
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“Mourn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mourn. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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mourn
verb
ˈmō(ə)rn 
ˈmȯ(ə)rn
1
: to feel or show grief or sorrow especially over someone's death
2
: to display the customary signs of grief for a death especially by wearing mourning
mourner
noun
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