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in sadness

ADVERB
sorrowfully
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But to the public, the brothers always had a camaraderie rooted in sadness; they had only each other to fully understand what they had been through.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026

Motherhood became a way to leave behind a childhood steeped in sadness.

From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026

A cherished way of life is upended and residents are reeling in sadness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2025

When I'm in the bell jar, as I majorly have been for the last two months, the more I sit around and just wallow in sadness, the worse I feel.

From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2024

I thought of my mother’s tea parties, tiny sandwiches for a doll’s mouth, and it washed me in sadness.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd




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