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an expression of sympathy to another who is in sorrow — typically in grief over a death in the family- They sent their condolences.
condolences = an expression of sympathy to another who is in sorrow — typically in grief over a death in the family
- She sent a letter of condolence upon hearing of the loss of his father.
- Please accept my condolences.Sharon M. Draper -- Forged by Fire
- a lover is more condoling.William Shakespeare -- A Midsummer Night's Dream
- 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
- "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
- The applause was not studied and stiff, sympathetic and condoling; it was enthusiasm and admiration.Booker T. Washington -- Up From Slavery: An Autobiography
- They offer him condolences and sympathy while I stand frozen in the corner, completely unnoticed.Simone Elkeles -- Perfect Chemistry
- That fast, from condolences to brass tacks.Gillian Flynn -- Gone Girl
- I'm glad of that, glad that Jim Daly's letter of condolence is one to a wife, not a mother.Christina Baker Kline -- Orphan Train
- They never had a chance to talk in private, and the only condolences he was able to offer were brief and awkward.Christopher Paolini -- Inheritance
- When the condolence line deposited me in front of Miss Emerson's shell-shocked parents, I stammered out, "Sorry about all this," and stalked away.Jay Allison, et al. -- This I Believe
- I wanted to come by to express my condolences.Nicholas Sparks -- The Longest Ride
- And here, instead of its being a matter of condolence, it turns out to be one of congratulation.Jane Austen -- Emma
- Cars began parking outside Isabella Vanger's house as the clan gathered to offer condolences.Stieg Larsson -- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
condolences = an expression of sympathy to another who is in sorrow
condoling = showing grief
condolences = expressions of sympathy to another who is in sorrow — typically in grief over a death in the family