condolences

IPA: kʌndˈoʊɫʌnsʌz

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

Examples of "condolences" in Sentences

Please pass on our condolences from the other end of the world.
The first just said "condolences" - sent from a friend who has long teased me for defending Jackson in pub arguments.
He conveyed to the fighting families letters of condolences from the President [Abbas] and updated them as to [Abbas's] decision to declare them as Shahids [Martyrs] of the Palestinian revolution ...
"There was, obviously, no apology, and there was an expression of condolences," said White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, noting that the investigation into the incident was "at the early stages."
Sanchez, given flowers and condolences from the Iranian team before the match, turned in a solid outing just 24 hours after returning from Mexico — so much so that Mexico coach Ricardo Lavolpe said the keeper appeared "to have an angel watching over him."
Likewise, Carlyle itself refrained from issuing a statement or an expression of condolences to the families of the victims, even though several of Vinnell’s employees had been wounded in the attack.8 Carlyle’s companies had billions of dollars in business with the Saudis.