Two quotations using the noun 'grief' are:
'Some flirt with grief; others marry it.'
'Grief is but a withdrawal symptom of the medicated heart.'
Other examples of usage include the idiomatic 'good grief', an exclamation indicating astonishment, dismay, and so on:
'Good grief, what is that awful perfume?'
'Good grief, Pookie's BIG now!'
In the sense of an intense feeling of sadness; mental suffering, frequently owing to loss of some kind, the term could be used this way:
- Following the loss of their father, their sense of grief was too deep to express in words.
- We tried to comfort them in their grief.
In the sense of disaster or very unfortunate occurence:
- We've warned him not to fix the roof himself; he's sure to come to grief.
- He gives us grief every time we suggest he should call in a tradesman.
In all the above senses:
- As well as their grief over the loss of their home they were faced with the grief of trying to meet all the bills. 'Good grief,' one told me, 'You'd think they might try to understand our situation.'
Good grief Charlie Brown!
I grieve the loss of my grandfather. My Grieve (an old automobile) broke down.
charlie brown said, good greif.
I am filling with grief. Grief is all I feel. We were in deep grief.
"Since my husband's unexpected death, I have been experiencing all of the stages of grief in "topsy-turvy" order" "John's mates gave him a lot of grief when he revealed that he was sick.
Sorrowful means to show grief or to cause grief to someone else. A good sentence would be, she peered into the casket with sorrowful eyes.
so your cat died of liver cancer....
"the family was stricken with grief" or "She had a great deal of grief over the loss of her husband"
Grief over the loss of a loved one sounds better.
Your teacher would give you some grief if she knew you had plagiarised this answer. The families grief was evident on their faces.
Good Grief was created on 2004-12-05.
Most people experience grief when someone they care about dies.