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Examples
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About to take a picture that Olivia had painted, she hesitated, remembering how griefstricken Roald had been at her death.
Storyteller Donald Sturrock 2010
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Similarly, Malcolm never quite got the hang of looking really scared, worried, or griefstricken.
Secondlings of my Mind Bardiac 2008
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I don't know if I'm girding my loins for today's stomach-churning election, or if I'm still a bit griefstricken and in need of some existential coddling.
Elissa Altman: Once in Love with Laurie (Always in Love with Laurie) 2008
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Similarly, Malcolm never quite got the hang of looking really scared, worried, or griefstricken.
Archive 2008-08-01 Bardiac 2008
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A griefstricken relative was still next to the bed, imploring the patient not to die, even though the patient already had.
Endings and Beginnings Susan Palwick 2007
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A griefstricken relative was still next to the bed, imploring the patient not to die, even though the patient already had.
Archive 2007-12-01 Susan Palwick 2007
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She made all sorts of griefstricken promises to God and my father's grave.
the secret sense Tan, Amy 1995
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The South African National Defence Force has already moved in and started rendering assistance to griefstricken communities.
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I was griefstricken at his death, as were all my friends.
WILD SWANS THREE DAUGHTERS OF CHINA CHANG, JUNG 1991
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Cheerless and griefstricken, she seemed as if going down into the nether depths.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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