sadness
Example Sentences
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What I need right now isn't sympathy or sadness.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Mr. Ferrer’s definitive statement on her life captures both her strength and her sadness: “She never stopped trying on every level to please, to be happy, and to be loved.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
“It’s with great sadness and heartache to announce the passing of my sweet dear Alex Ligertwood, my husband of 25 years, we knew each other for 36 years,” Brogan wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026
Faces in the crowd were filled with gloom and sadness as mourners waited for the Hezbollah-organised ceremony to begin.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
I let the sadness wash over me, the grief rush down my arm and out through my hand.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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Obama's speech at Connecticut vigil
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ness
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