sadden

Example Sentences

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“Amazing Endocrinologist! So sadden for her loss. The staff was just as likeable and professional as her, which is really hard to find in the medical industry,” wrote one patient.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2025

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

Everyone’s face had begun to sadden and grow tense.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah

“I wish you could have gone, but there is no hope of it this time, so try to bear it cheerfully, and don’t sadden Amy’s pleasure by reproaches or regrets.”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott