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Examples of sadden in a Sentence
It saddens me that we could not agree.
We were saddened to see how ill she looks.
She was saddened over the death of her friend.
Her face saddened when she heard the news.
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Yet that prospect only saddens me, because singing with my family is among my most cherished pastimes.
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Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024
Or at least not too bad (Dark Souls 2’s changes to the beta will forever leave me saddened).
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Their responses reveal a resentment, a simmering anger or bitterness that saddens me.
—Gwen Faulkenberry, arkansasonline.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Senator Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat who heads a subcommittee on aviation, said she was saddened about Whitaker's departure and praised his oversight of Boeing.
—Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024
Or at least not too bad (Dark Souls 2’s changes to the beta will forever leave me saddened).
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Their responses reveal a resentment, a simmering anger or bitterness that saddens me.
—Gwen Faulkenberry, arkansasonline.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Senator Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat who heads a subcommittee on aviation, said she was saddened about Whitaker's departure and praised his oversight of Boeing.
—Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Sadden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sadden. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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