Idiom
offer one's condolences
Meaning
To offer sympathy to someone who has recently experienced the loss of a loved one.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I called my friend to offer my condolences.”
“When I saw my neighbor at the grocery store, I stopped to offer my condolences for his recent loss.”
“The ambassador visited the grieving family to offer his condolences on behalf of the government after the tragic accident.”
Examples
simple
“I called my friend to offer my condolences.”
contextual
“When I saw my neighbor at the grocery store, I stopped to offer my condolences for his recent loss.”
complex
“The ambassador visited the grieving family to offer his condolences on behalf of the government after the tragic accident.”
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