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condolences

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My deepest condolences to Sheryl, as well as anyone else who reads this who has lost a loved one.

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Quick take

comfort, support, or sympathy offered especially to the family and friends of somebody who has died.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

comfort, support, or sympathy offered especially to the family and friends of somebody who has died.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for condolences.

noun

comfort, support, or sympathy offered especially to the family and friends of somebody who has died.

Example sentences

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My deepest condolences to Sheryl, as well as anyone else who reads this who has lost a loved one.

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Unless you wanted the job fixing all of their old javascript bugs, in which case my condolences.

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My condolences go out to my friends who work at Microsoft who have to support this.

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The bank expressed its corporate condolences, and locked her out of her account.

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But condolences on being in the 'real world' described by the OP.

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I wish that HN was more like Metafilter in its ability to section off condolences and well-wishes threads from speculation threads.

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Family and friends can still post comments and pass on condolences.

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It would very be nice if -as braythwayt mentioned a little bit earlier- we could section off speculation from condolences and remembrances.

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Thank you for sharing this; my condolences on your wife.

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I'm certain her family would appreciate any condolences or donations in her name.

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I can only express my condolences for her and condemnation for her attackers.

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My heartfelt condolences go out to the family.

Proper noun examples

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Condolences and goodluck, I too would like to see a series of articles on what you've learned, the conciseness of your writing is preferred to what I find in publications.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use condolences in a sentence?

My deepest condolences to Sheryl, as well as anyone else who reads this who has lost a loved one.

What does condolences mean?

comfort, support, or sympathy offered especially to the family and friends of somebody who has died.

What part of speech is condolences?

condolences is commonly used as noun.