sadness
Example Sentences
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"Marjane Satrapi died of sadness a little over a year after the death of Mattias Ripa, her husband and the love of her life," they said in a statement sent to AFP.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Headteacher Martin Clarke said it was "with great sadness" the school had to confirm the death of one of its students.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
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
She continued to say this into my 40s, at which point I’d respond, with sadness and self-pity, that, at my age, I was probably never going to have kids or get married.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
And I will admit that, even though I’d decided not to like Mama anymore, it was hard seeing her sadness.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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