sadness
Example Sentences
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The EastEnders statement added: "Elizabeth Kelly created a wonderful character in Nellie Ellis, and it is with great sadness that we learn of her passing."
From BBC
His throat was closing up with shame and sadness about what had happened with his mom, indistinguishable from the shame and sadness about what he’d done to Toby.
From Literature
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The smile on his face was so peaceful and eager that the boy did not feel any sadness.
From Literature
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She told an NPR podcast she feels "unbelievable sadness" about the Epstein allegations and that the people named in the records, including her former husband, need to answer to it.
From BBC
"I'm able to take my own sadness and look at those young girls and say, my God, how did that happen to those girls?" she said.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.