How to Use sadden in a Sentence

sadden

verb

• She was saddened over the death of her friend.
• Her face saddened when she heard the news.
• It saddens me that we could not agree.
• We were saddened to see how ill she looks.
• The team said it was saddened to learn about his death.
  — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2024
• Saddened to hear of the passing of Chester from @linkinpark.
  — Anna Tingley, Billboard, 20 July 2017
• Shocked and sadden by the news of the death of Dame Olivia Newton John.
  — Vulture, 9 Aug. 2022
• But what saddens him the most is the death of his comrades.
  — Aakash Hassan, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Feb. 2024
• Shocked and saddened by the sudden death of @chriscornell.
  — Washington Post, 19 May 2017
• Willis said he was deeply saddened by news of their deaths.
  — Kimberly Fornek, chicagotribune.com, 11 June 2018
• In the end, the use of America’s bombs deeply saddened him.
  — Thomas Levenson, The Atlantic, 9 June 2017
• We are deeply saddened by the passing of Roger Galatas.
  — Jeff Forward, Houston Chronicle, 30 Aug. 2019
• My heart is deeply saddened for the loss of my brother Wayne.
  — Matt Minton, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025
• They are deeply saddened to lose the 27-year-old Ordoñez.
  — Mario Ariza, sun-sentinel.com, 9 Dec. 2019
• We are deeply saddened by the news of Chris March’s passing.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2019
• We are deeply saddened by the loss of our friend Jahseh (@xxxtentacion).
  — Martin Vassolo, Rebecca Ellis and Carli Teproff, miamiherald, 20 June 2018
• Deeply shocked and saddened to learn of Dr. Kissinger's passing at 100.
  — Vic Chiang, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2023
• Among the many fans saddened to hear the news was Khloe Kardashian.
  — Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2024
• Among the many fans saddened to hear the news was Khloe Kardashian.
  — Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
• We are baffled and so deeply saddened by this turn of events.
  — Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 30 July 2024
• We are saddened for the glory of Christ in this matter.
  — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
• We are saddened to learn of the passing of Blue Jays great, Jim Clancy.
  — Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
• This is beyond saddening for me, to see the town this way.
  — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2020
• His death on Monday saddened the fan base, the region and the entire sports world.
  — Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 12 Apr. 2020
• And plenty more were simply shocked and saddened by the news.
  — Maggie Mallon, Glamour, 28 Sep. 2017
• Marty, the girls, and I are saddened to learn of the loss of two lives in Wheeler County this evening.
  — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2024
• This is my belief, and I am saddened.
  — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
• King would be saddened to know that the leading cause of death for Black teens and men ages 15 to 44 is homicide.
  — Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
• The post received dozens of comments of customers saddened by the news.
  — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2026
• Alejandra Lopez wrote that her family has been left deeply saddened by her brother’s death.
  — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026