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saddened

  • past participle
    of sadden.
    sadden
    verb (used with or without object)
    to make or become sad.
  • past tense form
    of sadden.
    sadden
    verb (used with or without object)
    to make or become sad.

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The University of Cambridge vice-chancellor Prof Deborah Prentice led the tributes, saying the faculty was "desperately saddened" to learn of his death.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

However, within hours Cambridge's top administrator, Vice-Chancellor Deborah Prentice, confirmed his death with a brief statement that said the prestigious British institution was "desperately saddened" by the "tragic news".

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

“We are desperately saddened to hear this tragic news,” said Cambridge University Vice Chancellor Deborah Prentice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

When news of his death emerged, the university said in a statement it was "shocked and saddened" by the death of a former colleague.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

When the headman arrived at the bush in which the old man lived, he was saddened to see him in such a state.

From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith