How to Use sadden in a Sentence

sadden

verb
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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • We are deeply saddened to share the news of Gigi’s passing.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Dec. 2019
  • Gregg Allman’s death at 69 shocked and saddened the world of music.
    — Emma Stefansky, Vanities, 28 May 2017
  • We are saddened to share that Laurel Griggs passed away this week at the age of 13.
    — Lexy Perez, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2019
  • I‘m deeply saddened to learn of Judge George Leighton’s passing.
    — Ese Olumhense, chicagotribune.com, 6 June 2018
  • All of us at Paramount are deeply saddened by the news of Brad Grey’s passing.
    — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 15 May 2017
  • This was a very tough decision to make and I am deeply saddened by this.
    — Jeff Greer, The Courier-Journal, 27 Sep. 2017
  • Gina Torres is saddened to say goodbye to 9-1-1: Lone Star.
    — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2024
  • That’s not to say there isn’t poignancy in the paradox of a global superstar, adored by millions but saddened by the emptiness inside him, as John puts it.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2024

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