sadness
Example Sentences
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She and her mum had been "picking each other up" in times of sadness, she said, and she was "so excited" to welcome a baby boy into the family.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
I couldn’t go to a comedy club and wax poetic about sadness — some kinds of sadness you can do that with but the death of a child is such a specific and profound taboo.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 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
But, in the midst of feeling joyful connection, I also felt sadness nestled next to that joy.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
My new heart told the sadness and the tears, “No, you cannot come out! Go back to where you came from!”
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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Obama's speech at Connecticut vigil
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