Both Uses
condolence
in
The Elite, by Kiera Cass
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- When the soldiers had shown up at her door with a letter and a flag and their meaningless condolences, she'd caved in on herself.†
p. 34.6 *condolences = expression of sympathy
- I heard Maxon murmur his condolences, comforting the poor thing before extricating himself.†
p. 114.6
Definitions:
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(1)
(condolence) an expression of sympathy to another who is in sorrow -- typically in grief over a death in the family
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)