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Griefs is an English word. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Griefs in a sentence

Related words

Griefs | Grief | Griefers | Griefing

Griefs meaning

plural of grief

Using Griefs

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of grief
  • In the example corpus, griefs often appears in combinations such as: griefs and.

Context around Griefs

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

myriad 1× compare 1× pains 1× old 1×

Often after:

known 1×

Sentence patterns with Griefs

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

my old griefs and with 1× sorrows pains griefs and tears 1× speaks his griefs 1× t compare griefs 1× the myriad griefs known to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but on mine 1× hippocrates writes men 1× i love thee 1×

Common sentence endings:

childhood s faith 1× griefs and tears 1× mourning a brother 1× speaks his griefs 1×

Words around Griefs

Just before it in the word index:

griefing 3 griefers 3 grief 1.248 grieco 9 griebnitzsee 2 griebel 10

Just after it in the word index:

grieg 23 grieger 2 griego 18 griehl 5 griekspoor 6 griener 15

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Griefs

  • In this selection, "griefs" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, myriad, compare, pains and known stand out and add context to how "griefs" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include my old griefs and with and sorrows pains griefs and tears. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "griefs" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with griefs

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

You can’t compare griefs. (5 words)

I love thee with the passion put to use In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith. (19 words)

But on mine honour dare I undertake For good Lord Titus' innocence in all, Whose fury not dissembled speaks his griefs. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Hippocrates writes: Men ought to know that from the brain, and from the brain only, arise our pleasures, joys, laughter, and jests, as well as our sorrows, pains, griefs and tears. (31 words)

Of all the myriad griefs known to humanity, Christ chose to share these words of hope to a sister mourning a brother. (22 words)

But on mine honour dare I undertake For good Lord Titus' innocence in all, Whose fury not dissembled speaks his griefs. (21 words)

Example sentences (5)

Of all the myriad griefs known to humanity, Christ chose to share these words of hope to a sister mourning a brother.

You can’t compare griefs.

But on mine honour dare I undertake For good Lord Titus' innocence in all, Whose fury not dissembled speaks his griefs.

Hippocrates writes: Men ought to know that from the brain, and from the brain only, arise our pleasures, joys, laughter, and jests, as well as our sorrows, pains, griefs and tears.

I love thee with the passion put to use In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.

Common combinations with griefs

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "griefs" in a sentence?
An example: "Of all the myriad griefs known to humanity, Christ chose to share these words of hope to a sister mourning a brother." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "griefs" from authentic English texts.
What does "griefs" mean?
Griefs means: plural of grief
How many example sentences with "griefs" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "griefs", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.