But instead of attending to her, the princess interrupted her, by such extravagancies as obliged the queen to leave her, and retire in great affliction, to inform the king of all that had passed.
The jeweller returned home, and waited in expectation of seeing the confidant, who came some hours after, but all in tears, and in great affliction.
We have passed twelve years in the forest in great affliction.
Hearing these cruel words, that adorable girl suddenly fell down in great affliction of heart, like a plantain tree severed from its roots.
And the king said, "I am in fault, as it was for my sake that the queen endured this great affliction.
I climbed up upon it in great affliction, exclaiming against destiny, and suddenly I found a little gold which had been left by accident in an out-of-the-way part of the shore.
Anangamanjari, when she saw that her confidante had come and cut the noose, fell on the ground in a state of great affliction.
Footnote 1] Then Gandhari and the learned Vidura beholding that frightful omen, represented everything, in great affliction, unto the king.
At these words, Draupadi, rising up in great affliction, rubbed her pale face with her hands, and distressed she ran to the place where the ladies of Dhritarashtra's household were.
And thou shalt speak this word to them: Let my eyes shed down tears night and day, and let them not cease, because the virgin daughter of my people is afflicted with a great affliction, with an exceeding grievous evil.
For they are lost with very great affliction: he hath begotten a son, who shall be in extremity of want.
He has thus to pass his days in frightful hell in great affliction.
This world I do renounce; and, in your sight, Shake patiently my great affliction off.
This world I do renounce; and, in your sights, Shake patiently my great affliction off.
He was three days away, during which time his father and mother went home, and were in great affliction, for they were well assured that he must have been enticed away.
In the morning he waited on her husband, who he supposed must be in great affliction at the loss of his wife.
But the woman groaned in great affliction, and began to weep.
The jeweller returned home in expectation of seeing the confident, who came some few hours after, but all in tears, and in great affliction.
Indeed, I was weary to the last extent; but I had no right to treat a man with rudeness who had offered his life for his country, much more a man who came to me in great affliction.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "great affliction" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
