gladden
Example Sentences
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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
The word from Washington is sure to gladden the Newsom campaign.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2021
The little I’ve heard about Bloomberg will not gladden the hearts of his campaign advisers.
From Washington Post • Feb. 27, 2020
The modest two-story, 1950s building used to be a neighborhood bank, and it still looks it, blending right into a raucous, fine-grained urban melee that would gladden the heart of Jane Jacobs.
From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2018
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
