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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The West Virginia Motor Speedway posted on social media that they were deeply saddened to hear that Duritsky had died.
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Mike Darnay, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Having witnessed heckling and shouting coming from both sides in the council chamber Tuesday, Saxe-Taller said she feels saddened by how disempowered people feel.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
However, that really saddens me now.
—Abigail Wise, Outside, 3 Jan. 2026
In a statement to Fox News Digital, an Uber spokesperson said the company is saddened by Tejada's death.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026
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Mike Darnay, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Having witnessed heckling and shouting coming from both sides in the council chamber Tuesday, Saxe-Taller said she feels saddened by how disempowered people feel.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
However, that really saddens me now.
—Abigail Wise, Outside, 3 Jan. 2026
In a statement to Fox News Digital, an Uber spokesperson said the company is saddened by Tejada's death.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Sadden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sadden. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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