sadden

Example Sentences

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Shortly after the incident, local councillor Charlotte Bishop said the "tight-knit" community had been "deeply shocked and saddened".

From BBC

In a statement on Friday, the palace said the crown princess was deeply saddened that she had failed to realise early enough what kind of person he was.

From BBC

Gates has assembled a stimulating, illuminating, maddening, saddening, but often inspiring, story of their relations with the world and one another.

From Los Angeles Times

The prime minister said he was "saddened" to hear of the death.

From BBC

In October, shortly after Dame Jilly's death, Camilla said she was "so saddened" by the news, adding: "May her hereafter be filled with impossibly handsome men and devoted dogs."

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