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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Seeing what that distance from one’s own body and mind did to my mother saddened and angered me.
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Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
We are deeply saddened by his passing.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
We are deeply saddened by this and our hearts go out to all of those affected.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2025
Nessel said that she was shocked and saddened to learn the news, that Woll loved her community and used her faith and activism to create a better place.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
We are deeply saddened by his passing.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
We are deeply saddened by this and our hearts go out to all of those affected.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2025
Nessel said that she was shocked and saddened to learn the news, that Woll loved her community and used her faith and activism to create a better place.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Sadden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sadden. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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