Collocations for sorrow - noun
ADJECTIVE
deep,
genuine,
great,
immense,
profound,
terrible,
tremendous,
unbearable
He wrote to the dead man's mother expressing his deep sorrow.
He wrote to the dead man's mother expressing his deep sorrow.
VERB + sorrow
feel
I felt no sorrow for her.
I felt no sorrow for her.
express
share
She wanted to share his sorrow.
share
She wanted to share his sorrow.
hide
I couldn't hide my sorrow and anger.
I couldn't hide my sorrow and anger.
drown
(figurative)
Alex decided to drown his sorrows in beer.
Alex decided to drown his sorrows in beer.
bring,
cause
The war brought sorrow to millions.
The war brought sorrow to millions.
PREPOSITION
to sb's sorrow
To his great sorrow he could not remember his mother.
To his great sorrow he could not remember his mother.
with sorrow
They accepted the decision with sorrow.
They accepted the decision with sorrow.
sorrow at
his sorrow at having to quit his job
his sorrow at having to quit his job
PHRASES
an expression of sorrow,
a look of sorrow
His eyes took on an expression of sorrow.
His eyes took on an expression of sorrow.
a feeling of sorrow,
a pang of sorrow
Claudia felt a deep pang of sorrow for her sister.
Claudia felt a deep pang of sorrow for her sister.
full of sorrow
He looked at Katherine, his eyes full of sorrow.
He looked at Katherine, his eyes full of sorrow.
tears of sorrow
Tears of relief were mixed with tears of sorrow.
Tears of relief were mixed with tears of sorrow.
a time of sorrow
This is a time of great sorrow for all the family.
This is a time of great sorrow for all the family.