as in to depress
to make sad
the arrival of winter always saddens me
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Recent Examples of sadden
Mahomes’ knee injury saddened him, however.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
Their owners, meanwhile, were all sent to texts claiming their dog had unexpectedly, but peacefully, passed away overnight, that Sit was saddened by their loss and would give them refunds and that the dogs had been cremated.
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Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
15 June 2026
Sandy Shantz, the mayor of Woolwich, where Elmira is located, told the outlet that she was saddened by the accident.
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Adam England,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
Christopher Lambert, Pendley’s uncle, said he was saddened by her death.
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Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for sadden
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
Their owners, meanwhile, were all sent to texts claiming their dog had unexpectedly, but peacefully, passed away overnight, that Sit was saddened by their loss and would give them refunds and that the dogs had been cremated.
—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
15 June 2026
Sandy Shantz, the mayor of Woolwich, where Elmira is located, told the outlet that she was saddened by the accident.
—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
Christopher Lambert, Pendley’s uncle, said he was saddened by her death.
—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for sadden
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sadden
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However, price bulls highlight a fragile US-Iran ceasefire and past IEA surplus forecasts that failed to depress prices.
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The problem is that too many teachers are failing to motivate students, and the peer effect can go both ways, depressing student achievement in places where ambition isn’t valued.
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At 53%, most Americans worry AI could cost them or someone in their household a job, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released in June.
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The 2025 outbreak was HPAI, and that’s the strain that continues to worry veterinarians and poultry scientists.
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Your structure sorts the whole world into two boxes, oppressor and oppressed.
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In other words, if Jay-Z’s ascent becomes shorthand for Black progress, then the critique of the system that continues to oppress those at the margins starts to fade.
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As the second half began, Cape Verde continued to hold off the Argentinians and managed a couple of opportunities on the opposition’s goal, though nothing that overly troubled Emiliano Martínez.
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Woolf composed her great modernist novels and her brilliant essays while troubled by suicidal thoughts and the tumult of two world wars.
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Critics argue the tax's ripple effects could burden all Californians.
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Overmyer-Velazquez pointed out that these warehouses and industrial plants often provide great benefits to the larger society, yet their effects only burden a select few.
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“Sadden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sadden. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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