How to use "sorrowful" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "sorrowful" in popular movie and book plots

  • Sara sees him as he cries and wonders why he is so sorrowful at her death.  - Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan
  • As dawn breaks, he expects to hear the Whos' bitter and sorrowful cries, but is confused to hear them singing a joyous Christmas song instead.  - How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
  • Tony agrees to leave after sorrowful urging from Gia, and heads to the Core Gate near the remains of Gia's old home.  - Magi Nation (video game)
  • He becomes sorrowful and walks over to the window.  - Porky's Pooch
  • Shyam Benegal provides a masterpiece, reflecting on the sorrowful plight of rural Indian women.  - Hari-Bhari
  • Now as Wonder Woman, she wraps her lasso around Nazi to learn what is going on, and in process his sorrowful life to which she gives empathy.  - The Circle (comics)
  • Ashraf wanders the streets of Tel Aviv with a sorrowful and blank expression.  - The Bubble (2006 film)
  • Beth is unconscious, and Jake says he will take care of her; he then says a sorrowful goodbye to Remy.  - Repo Men
  • A sorrowful Evans tells Jesse, who passes the word on to Skeeter.  - Good-bye, My Lady
  • She then tells him of her sorrowful journey.  - Guigemar
  • Bean is sorrowful about losing Maria Elena and rides away.  - The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
  • Instead of feeling anger, she pitied the Germans, sorrowful that they were so blinded by hatred.  - The Hiding Place (biography)
  • The story follows Momo and Daniel as they interact with the living and usually consists of them changing something sorrowful for the living.  - Ballad of a Shinigami
  • The story of Alichino focuses on Tsugiri, a sorrowful Kusabi.  - Alichino
  • Belle later finds the mirror which reveals the Beast's sorrowful face in its reflection.  - Beauty and the Beast (1946 film)
  • He treats Oliver better and, because of the boy's sorrowful countenance, uses him as a mourner at children's funerals.  - Oliver Twist

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