sadness
Example Sentences
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Of all the things I saw in Ukraine, the most painful was the sadness in the eyes of Ukrainians who love America.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
"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
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
For fans, the announcement may not have come as a complete surprise, but it was still met with shock and sadness.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
He didn’t like the sadness in her big brown eyes, but he hated that no one believed him about Pili even more.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
Vocabulary lists containing sadness
Obama's speech at Connecticut vigil
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