sadness
Example Sentences
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Rodrigo revised the lyrics post break-up, after realising the relationship itself was the source of her sadness.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Arte, please, listen to your customers, heed your record, recognize the inherent sadness of a 79-year-old man being chased out of his own home.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 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
Clare felt, even from where he stood, that he could see a great well of sadness in her eyes.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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Obama's speech at Connecticut vigil
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