saddening

Example Sentences

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As infuriating and saddening as this crime is, it is not a remark on all immigrants.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

"It’s saddening to hear about all the threats to their jobs," said college senior Nicole Droeger Stephens.

From Salon • May 31, 2025

Mr Rodgers told members of the media on Tuesday he found it "saddening" to be accused of sexism.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2024

“This is just an accident with extremely saddening consequence,” Seyda Yildirim, Mr. Mohamud’s lawyer, told the court, according to the Demiroren news agency.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 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