sadness
Example Sentences
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Their reconciliation seems to owe to their sadness about the state of the world—discontents such as the artificial-intelligence revolution and the Gaza war trouble the background—and their nostalgia for the shared fancies of childhood.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
"Many people in the community are feeling a mix of sadness, anger, and loss, and I have no intention of adding judgment to anyone."
From BBC • May 9, 2026
While not exactly winding down its tenseness, “Omaha” exits with some explanatory text about the origins of its narrative that will punctuate your sadness with shocks.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 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
The music washed over her and filled her with the kind of sadness that satisfies the heart the way a good meal satisfies the belly.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing sadness
Obama's speech at Connecticut vigil
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ness
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