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condolence

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Definition

an expression of sympathy to another who is in sorrow — typically in grief over a death in the family

They sent their condolences.

condolences = expressions of sympathy

She sent a letter of condolence upon hearing of the loss of his mother.

condolence = sympathy

We heard about your mother. Please accept our condolences.

condolences = expressions of sympathy

And on the morning of the sixteenth, when I asked him whether I should offer him my congratulations or my condolences, he replied that either one would do.
Anne Frank -- The Diary of a Young Girl

condolences = expression of sympathy

He expressed his condolences on the death of Polly Logan.
Laurie Halse Anderson -- Fever, 1793

condolences = sympathy

Several fishermen walked to him on the dock, and he stood awkwardly, accepting condolences just as awkward.
Delia Owens -- Where the Crawdads Sing

condolences = expression of sympathy

I could all too easily picture the smug expressions of condolence I'd receive from those who'd been certain of my failure from the get-go.
Jon Krakauer -- Into the Wild

condolence = sympathy

[regarding being widowed] My condolences.
Khaled Hosseini -- A Thousand Splendid Suns

condolences = expression of sympathy

You offered tassali, condolences, for the death of a parent,
Khaled Hosseini -- The Kite Runner

condolences = expression of sympathy

In front of the adults, Esperanza modeled Mama's refined manners, accepting Marisol's condolences.
Pam Munoz Ryan -- Esperanza Rising

condolences = expression of sympathy

As often as not I'd find her in an apron, hovering over a roast with a phone in each hand, one a client, the other an uncle or friend calling to offer condolences.
Tara Westover -- Educated

condolences = expression of sympathy

Please accept my condolences.
Sharon M. Draper -- Forged by Fire

condolences = an expression of sympathy to another who is in sorrow

a lover is more condoling.
William Shakespeare -- A Midsummer Night's Dream

condoling = showing grief

If a customer started saying her condolences, Grandpa would nod and cut her off with "You be needin' anythang else, ma'am?"
Olive Ann Burns -- Cold Sassy Tree

condolences = expressions of sympathy to another who is in sorrow — typically in grief over a death in the family

"My condolences," he mumbles, turning to go.
Libba Bray -- A Great and Terrible Beauty
Letters began to arrive, generous in their condolences, unrestrained in the indecency of their comment on Dominique Francon.
Ayn Rand -- The Fountainhead
Friends quietly expressed their condolences, but we all tried to keep the conversation light and moving.
John Grogan -- Marley & Me
One by one, people came through, all offering their condolences and sharing memories.
Nicholas Sparks -- Message in a Bottle
She's received more than eight hundred thousand letters of condolence.
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard -- Killing Kennedy
Letters of condolence arrived for Adams, including one from Jefferson,, who had himself been gravely ill.
David McCullough -- John Adams

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