gladden

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Sentiments to gladden the hearts of Ukrainian diplomats and days after President Zelenksy's appeal, dozens of hopeful volunteers headed to the Ukrainian embassy in Abuja, with ambitions of enlisting.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2022

Rather than being a distressing duty, exclusion seems to gladden his dreary day.

From Washington Post • Jul. 30, 2020

Surely Walt Disney himself was exactly like Todd Martens, in believing that a world of fantasy could lighten our burdens and gladden our hearts.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2017

The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, amply demonstrated that reason in a visit to Benaroya Hall on Monday evening, with Stephen Cleobury presiding over a program guaranteed to gladden the hearts of choral fans.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2017

Only a letter bearing news of his return would gladden her, and she would celebrate his homecoming with all the ceremony of a holiday or saint’s festival.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein