gladden

Example Sentences

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It will gladden your hearts to know that the man in front of her was also stopped and ticketed.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2022

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

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

The second task would lay perfume on the air and gladden noses near and far.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman