sadden
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"I deny having abused, coerced, or disrespected any woman. These accusations are absolutely false and deeply sadden me," the 82-year-old wrote on his Instagram account.
From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026
Responding on Instagram, Iglesias said: "I deny having abused, coerced, or disrespected any woman. These accusations are absolutely false and deeply sadden me."
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026
“Once it ever changes to no DH, then it will probably never change back, and that’s something that would sadden me,” Astros manager Dusty Baker said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2021
But that’s revealed not to sadden us so much as to awaken us, to remind us that our memories must be cultivated and exercised as much as any craft or skill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2021
I stared at them, impressing them forever on my mind, wondering why they had the power to touch me, to sadden me, as though they were children that did not want me to go away.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
It saddens me, actually, that they are calling for him to be sacked after just seven games - and I don't think it's fair at all.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2025
"The idea that they went out after important services, that they went out until late saddens me," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2025
“It saddens my heart to announce the passing of my beloved Queen Cissy Houston today! Please keep the Houston family in your prayers,” her daughter-in-law Pat Houston wrote Monday on Instagram.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2024
As a scientist and science communicator, it saddens me.
From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2024
Knowing Grandma Knife is going back to her cell saddens me, even though she acts as if it's fine.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
Deeply saddened by the news of the passing of United States Senator Lindsey Graham.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wrote on X that he was "deeply saddened and devastated by the terrible consequences of the wildfire".
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
She too is saddened by the latest news.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
In a post on Facebook, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te wrote that he was "deeply saddened" about Lam's death, sending condolences to his family and friends.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
When the animals came back, they were saddened to see that the water had been so dirtied.
From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the incident was "unfortunate" and "deeply saddening", in a post on X.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2025
"It’s saddening to hear about all the threats to their jobs," said college senior Nicole Droeger Stephens.
From Salon ● May 31, 2025
I found it saddening because I wouldn’t have liked anything more than him being excited and celebrating it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2024
Archbishop Angaelos of the Coptic Orthodox Church in London described the murders as "saddening and shocking".
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2024
It is invariably saddening to look through new eyes at things upon which you have expended your own powers of adjustment.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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