Examples of sadden in a Sentence
It saddens me that we could not agree.
We were saddened to see how ill she looks.
She was saddened over the death of her friend.
Her face saddened when she heard the news.
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We are deeply saddened by these developments.
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Tina Nguyen, The Verge, 28 Feb. 2026
Mayor Karen Bass' office said they were deeply saddened by the deadly crash.
—Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
Sources close to Vinicius Jr said they were saddened, but not surprised.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Jessica Capshaw, whose played Arizona Robbins on the show, also said she was saddened by Dane's death.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
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Tina Nguyen, The Verge, 28 Feb. 2026
Mayor Karen Bass' office said they were deeply saddened by the deadly crash.
—Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
Sources close to Vinicius Jr said they were saddened, but not surprised.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Jessica Capshaw, whose played Arizona Robbins on the show, also said she was saddened by Dane's death.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
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“Sadden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sadden. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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