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saddening

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verb

present participle of sadden

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of saddening
Adjective
Foster carer Sophia Roth from Baltimore, Maryland, took to TikTok, posting under the handle @sophiebri98, to share the saddening experience of her latest foster pup, Scooby. Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025 That would be a saddening surrender to might makes right. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
The news was saddening for Jewell — but also alarming for the defense. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saddening
Adjective
  • One purveyor of fairy tales that wasn’t afraid of a sad ending?
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Sade Bess, a Combs fan from Brooklyn, left the court’s overflow observation room looking both sad and relieved.
    Jennifer Peltz, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Still, any further restrictions on shots by ACIP could have trickle-down effects, further depressing already declining immunization rates for vaccine-preventable diseases and raising the risk of outbreaks.
    Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Investors should also note that slower growth reduces the risk of flooding the market and depressing prices.
    Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Characters can be pathetic, and frank about their Toledo Truth Teller’s bleak prospects.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Jimmy Kimmel is a pathetic hate monger.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • China is poised to win great swathes of the booming European EV market and that is troubling the automakers.
    Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Yet most fans do not care unduly about what a squad costs and while sound financial management is welcomed, the strength of the team is the thing that is troubling them right now.
    Steve Madeley, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • To lose Livramento and Hall at the same time is unfortunate and has left Newcastle stretched down the defensive flanks, but letting Targett go was the right decision.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The track record in Jacksonville is a series of unfortunate events, and that hasn’t been because of the record.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Thankfully, with the Ecovacs Deebot X9 Pro Omni, worrying about cleaning up has become a thing of the past.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Hurricanes far out into the ocean give forecasters the opportunity to observe the powerful heat machines without worrying about catastrophic landfalls.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Saddening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saddening. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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