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
And it does sadden me that we are never going to do that as a country, not formally.
From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2024
“Two things sadden me about this investigation,” Johnson said.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2023
“I hope you will be a great deal better, dear, but you must keep watch over your ‘bosom enemy’, as father calls it, or it may sadden, if not spoil your life.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
"It saddens me every time I walk down Deansgate in the morning and I see the homeless," she said.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
“It saddens me to see how much celebration there’s been—especially on a campus that advertises itself as a place where you should feel safe to be you.”
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2025
News through her attorney, “It saddens me beyond belief that my husband’s character could be slandered in such a way.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2025
"People are going to freeze to death, it saddens me to say it but I fear it's going to happen and we need things in place."
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2024
When Maria Isabel sees couples walking down the street with their children, it saddens her.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
“The whole family is saddened to learn the full extent of how challenging the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement responding to the spouses’ interview.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Education Secretary Lucy Powell said she was "deeply shocked and saddened" and urged people to "remember there are real people with loved ones involved".
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
The University of Cambridge vice-chancellor Prof Deborah Prentice led the tributes, saying the faculty was "desperately saddened" to learn of his death.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
“We are desperately saddened to hear this tragic news,” said Cambridge University Vice Chancellor Deborah Prentice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
All through the night, men looked at the sky and were saddened by the stars.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
"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
Nick Merriman, chief executive of English Heritage, said the vandalism was "deeply saddening".
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2024
"It is deeply saddening that Irish Traveller people have become so used to hate and prejudice," said Mr McDonagh.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2024
We did not try to dissuade him, although the thought of going without him was saddening.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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