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Collocations for sorrow - noun

ADJ.

deep, genuine, great, unbearable

VERB + SORROW

feel
I felt no sorrow for her.
express
He wrote to the dead man''s mother expressing his deep sorrow.
share
She wanted to share his sorrow.
hide
I couldn''t hide my sorrow and anger.
bring, cause
The war brought sorrow to millions.

PREP.

to sb''s ~
To his great sorrow he could not remember his mother.
with ~
They accepted the decision with sorrow.
~ at
his sorrow at having to quit his job

PHRASES

a feeling/pang of sorrow
Claudia felt a deep pang of sorrow for her sister.
full of sorrow
He looked at Katherine, his eyes full of sorrow.
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.

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