Fifteen years ago, he and Karl had turned to each other in shared sorrow for the loss of Calindy.

Perhaps we can help each other in our shared sorrow.

The three of them stood linked in shared sorrow.

Some members said they hoped that the day of shared sorrow would blunt Washington's partisan edge.

According to close sources, his parting with Nasser was sober but not devoid of "shared sorrow."

Envy blinded Martha to the truth of her sister's life, and to the possibility of consolation in shared sorrow.

Or maybe there was more -a special bond between them, born of shared sorrows and memories.

The Sept. 11 police families, their lawyers said, are desperate to avoid dividing this tight community of shared sorrow.

But along with all the bubbling energy, some students were coping with a shared sorrow.

With so much now settled, I asked Mr. Barry about that widely shared sorrow: college costs.