Your guide to offering condolences to those who have lost a loved one.
If you want to offer your sympathy in the most helpful way possible, read our article How to Send a Meaningful Condolence Message.
You yourself may have lost a loved one and be on the receiving end of condolence messages from others. You may be interested in How to Respond to Condolences.
Example Condolence Messages
In this section you can find thousands of examples of what to say following the loss of someone, tailored to different scenarios.
Condolence Messages: What to say to someone who has lost their:
Scenarios covered in these sections
Scenarios for condolence messages covered in each of the above include:
- Short and simple
- Heartfelt
- Christian
- Offers of support
- Old age
- Accidental death
- Belated condolences – what to say if you are late offering condolences
- Text message or Whatsapp
- Facebook message
- Formal and informal
- As well as many more
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