gladden

Example Sentences

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The images of Rodri out on the first-team training pitches, running, turning and kicking the ball, will gladden the heart of every Manchester City fan.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2025

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

From Washington Post • Jul. 30, 2020

Something to gladden, and sadden, the heart in equal measure.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2017

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

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman