sadden
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"My death should not sadden you but steel you even more for the struggle you are waging," one of the men, lawyer Mitsos Remboutsikas, had written to his family.
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 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
“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
"Tell me what they said to sadden the queen of my heart."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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
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
As a scientist and science communicator, it saddens me.
From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2024
The task both saddens and satisfies her at the same time.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
“We are deeply saddened and outraged by this act, but we refuse to let it define our community.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
My brother was saddened by her death, but he did not want to be involved in sorting through her affairs, so I managed it on my own.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Deeply saddened by the news of the passing of United States Senator Lindsey Graham.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
A spokesperson for United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement to AFP: "We are saddened by this tragic and horrific incident, and offer our condolences to his family."
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
I understood that he would have liked me to have been saddened some by what he had told me.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
"It's such a tragedy that has impacted our community and is something that has been a shock and such a very saddening moment for the Congolese community."
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
"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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