as in to depress
to make sad
the arrival of winter always saddens me
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Recent Examples of sadden
In 2003, when he and his daughter were killed in a suicide attack at a café, she was shocked and saddened.
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Eyal Press, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Following his death, a source told PEOPLE that the series' producers were shocked and saddened by the loss of Payne.
—Joelle Goldstein, People.com, 1 June 2025
We are saddened by the passing of Chef Herbert Coleman, a dear partner of the Miami Dolphins and a pillar in the South Florida community.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 7 June 2025
Clowers, 26, is a trans woman from Missouri who says she’s always saddened when a trans youth commits suicide.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 31 May 2025
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Eyal Press, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Following his death, a source told PEOPLE that the series' producers were shocked and saddened by the loss of Payne.
—Joelle Goldstein, People.com, 1 June 2025
We are saddened by the passing of Chef Herbert Coleman, a dear partner of the Miami Dolphins and a pillar in the South Florida community.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 7 June 2025
Clowers, 26, is a trans woman from Missouri who says she’s always saddened when a trans youth commits suicide.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 31 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for sadden
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sadden
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This year brought two new adverse factors — President Donald Trump’s tariffs that could generate retaliatory tariffs, depressing export markets, and Trump’s sweeps of undocumented immigrants, who are a major portion of the agricultural labor force.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
25 June 2025
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Most Fed officials are worried surging import taxes could depress growth while restarting what had been cooling inflation pressures.—
Michael S. Derby,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
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After studies had linked chronic exposure to high levels of mercury found in fish and whale blubber to developmental delays, scientists began to worry about the element’s effects on the young brain.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2025
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Especially considering that defenses would also have to worry about DK Metcalf on the other side of the field. Also read: Commanders Owner Pays Steep Investment in Jayden Daniels As of now, there have been no signs that McLaurin's holdout is going to end with the Commanders trading him.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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Her performances quickly gain in popularity, and Seti becomes a star for a young generation that no longer wants to be oppressed by the regime.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
25 June 2025
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Its fight is with the regime, not with the Iranian people, who have been oppressed by the ayatollahs for almost half a century.—
Laurence Milstein,
Sun Sentinel,
24 June 2025
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The lack of specificity in the board’s response to the community troubles former board member Judi Schaim.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
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After a few years of decreasing infection, the pests rarely trouble citrus trees.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 June 2025
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You might feel caught in ingrained reactions, wishing for different responses or burdened by the sense that despite achievements, something vital is missing.—
Neerja Bhatia,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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They might have been burdened with the weight of Indian expectations on their shoulders at Headingley.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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“Sadden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sadden. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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