sadness
Example Sentences
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Instead came sadness, pain and empathy for the mother she still deeply loves.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
"It is simply not credible for a film to claim to be about Michael Jackson without addressing, even obliquely, the accusations, controversies and sadness that dogged his later life," Collin said.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
But, in the midst of feeling joyful connection, I also felt sadness nestled next to that joy.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
Haiti's prime minister's office expressed "deep sadness" in a government statement posted on Facebook, adding that the crush occurred during "a tourist activity bringing together many young people."
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
Upon seeing Clare’s unguarded sadness, a bit of the tortoise’s hard exterior cracked.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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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