Examples of 'sign of mourning' in a sentence

Meaning of "sign of mourning"

A sign of mourning refers to a symbolic gesture or action that signifies grief, sorrow, or loss upon the death of a person. It is an outward expression of bereavement or sadness, usually in the form of specific customs, rituals, or symbols that are commonly recognized as associated with mourning. Examples of signs of mourning include wearing black clothing, displaying flags at half-mast, or participating in funeral processions

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As a sign of mourning for our fallen comrades.
Also used in the past as a sign of mourning.
This is a sign of mourning for the dead.
Churches were draped with black as a sign of mourning.
Used as a sign of mourning.
On that day he refused to take food as a sign of mourning.
Strikes were proposed as a sign of mourning for the death of the businessman Schleyer.
The flag at half staff is a sign of mourning.
The fiercest clashes erupted in Hebron, where a commercial strike was declared as a sign of mourning.
Ashes were a sign of mourning.
Perhaps all the athletes could wear a black ribbon as a sign of mourning.
It 's also a sign of mourning.
And some of the girls are wearing black as a sign of mourning.
The black ribbon around his left arm is a sign of mourning over President Lincoln.
Half-masting for Mourning Flags are flown at the half-mast position as a sign of mourning.

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The plinth is in black, as a sign of mourning for the Pope.
His workers closed their factory for a period of three days as a sign of mourning.
The tearing of the clothing was a sign of mourning as well.
Egyptian women loosened their hair and threw dirt onto it as a sign of mourning.
This was said to be a sign of mourning.
Natives of Hawaii would get three dots tattooed on their tongue as a sign of mourning.
Ceasing to hum is a sign of mourning.
Many Thai people will be wearing black clothes as a sign of mourning.
Cutting the hair also may be a sign of mourning.
Judou and Tianqing must rush to stop the coffin as a sign of mourning.
You sit low to the ground as a sign of mourning.
Giovanni, accept this modest tribute to your memory as a sign of mourning.
The sitting is suspended as a sign of mourning.
The Eiffel Tower is now closed and darkened as a sign of mourning.
Tearing the clothes was a sign of mourning.
Many Thais will be wearing black clothes as a sign of mourning.
Tearing their clothes was a sign of mourning.
Instead, people began using black armbands as a sign of mourning.
Many dressed in black as a sign of mourning.
The flag should be flown at half-mast as a sign of mourning.
The dusting of Ashes is mentioned in the Bible as a sign of mourning and repentance.
Th e colour of yellow would not be chosen for a wedding - it was a sign of mourning.
They wear sackcloth, a sign of mourning.
The flag of the Philippines may be flown at half-mast as a sign of mourning.
On Oct. 5, local shops throughout Totonicapán closed as a sign of mourning for the protestors killed.
Arthur Rimbaud attended her funeral with his head shaved, a sign of mourning.
The escorts cover the face in a sign of mourning.
They are shiva chairs . You sit low to the ground as a sign of mourning.
The abstinence is observed as a sign of mourning.
The color white, however, was regarded in much of Persia as a sign of mourning.
Men never cut their hair as a sign of mourning.
He had put on a toga dyed black as a sign of mourning.
He wanted to cut my jacket as a sign of mourning.
Protesters marched in Imam Khomeini Square in southern Tehran in a sign of mourning for Montazeri.
Hang the flag at half-staff as a sign of mourning.

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