saddened 1 of 2

as in sad
feeling unhappiness we were all saddened when our minister retired

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saddened

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verb

past tense of sadden

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Recent Examples of saddened
Verb
Like all who knew and loved him, I too am saddened by his death, yet also so very grateful to have known him in my life. Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024 Very surprised and very saddened. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024 Community members told the outlet they were saddened over the victims’ deaths. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024 Or at least not too bad (Dark Souls 2’s changes to the beta will forever leave me saddened). Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024 Senator Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat who heads a subcommittee on aviation, said she was saddened about Whitaker's departure and praised his oversight of Boeing. Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024 In a statement shared on X, formerly Twitter, the company said it was deeply saddened by Thompson's death. Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 That saddened me, because Sam was great for the part. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024 We are deeply saddened by these events. Becca Longmire, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saddened
Adjective
  • Too much alcohol and your dreamy dessert turns into a sad, semi-frozen slush.
    Emily Price, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Her eyes are big and sad, and her index finger touches the tip of the nightstick hanging from the policeman’s belt.
    Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • And before long, his pig is stolen, leaving him heartbroken.
    Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • Once the game is over, pink soldiers approach Yong-sik to shoot him and ensure that he’s eliminated, despite Geum-ja’s heartbroken pleas.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • This gives the creditor an additional target to pursue and make very unhappy which can indirectly put pressure on the debtor to pay the judgment.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • Circulation increased and the publication won two Pulitzer Prizes, but the owner, conservative Harry Guggenheim, was unhappy with the paper’s shift to the left, and he and Moyers were divided over the Vietnam War and the 1968 presidential election.
    Carmel Dagan, Variety, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • Nike reported fourth-quarter financial results that slightly topped depressed revenue and earnings-per-share estimates, but the full-year picture reflects the brand’s struggles, as 12-month revenue fell 10% to $46.3 billion.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 26 June 2025
  • What resonates most strongly is the film’s subtler or more emotional moments — the camera lingering on a man left holding a stick after his dog fails to come back from a swim or the scene where Brody’s son mimics his depressed father’s body language at the dinner table.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • The business community is also bracing for potential impacts, with some worried that the new tolls could discourage shoppers and visitors, potentially leading to reduced foot traffic and sales in the affected areas.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Overall, the stock market had a strong 2024, even as Americans worried about the economy.
    Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • There will be no combustion engine on board—sorry, V-8 fans—with all the power required to run the control and motion systems for the foils, the keel and rudder, and the onboard computers and instruments generated autonomously while under sail.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 June 2025
  • Even savvy healthcare consumers – aka patients – will have a hard time reining in healthcare spending in the face of physicians preaching an ethic of better safe than sorry.
    Peter Ubel, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • As a result, couples may find themselves in a miserable situation.
    Mark Travers, CNBC, 29 June 2025
  • The first half of the Rockies’ 2025 season was miserable, and that’s an understatement.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • If your partner feels burdened, offer to offload some of their tasks.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The films were burdened from the start by the impossible task of adding depth to a character whose entire personality amounted to his ability to run really, really fast.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024

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