All 3 Uses of
condolence
in
Cold Sassy Tree
- If a customer started saying her condolences, Grandpa would nod and cut her off with "You be needin' anythang else, ma'am?"
*condolences = expressions of sympathy to another who is in sorrow -- typically in grief over a death in the family
- They'll want to say their condolences to you.†
- He said to convey his condolences, and tell you he was sorry not to stay.†
Definition:
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(condolence) an expression of sympathy to another who is in sorrow -- typically in grief over a death in the family