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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His sister, Saraswathi Vedam, told the AP in October that she was saddened by the latest delay, but said her brother remains patient.
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Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Bristol Mayor Ellen Zappo-Sassu said that she was saddened to learn of the closing of the longtime Bristol business.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
They might also be saddened that 250 years after declaring independence from a tyrannical British king, the American system of government has arguably less democratic accountability for its leaders than the British one.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
As someone who loves reading novels, I'm saddened by this.
—Meg Walters, Glamour, 3 Feb. 2026
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Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Bristol Mayor Ellen Zappo-Sassu said that she was saddened to learn of the closing of the longtime Bristol business.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
They might also be saddened that 250 years after declaring independence from a tyrannical British king, the American system of government has arguably less democratic accountability for its leaders than the British one.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
As someone who loves reading novels, I'm saddened by this.
—Meg Walters, Glamour, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Sadden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sadden. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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