sadden
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become sad.
have been saddening
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present perfect progressiveof sadden.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Ann’s relations to society may necessarily have been saddening during many years, even though she of herself had done nothing offensive either to her own conscience or to God.
From Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism by Allen Putnam
He may have been saddening by that time, and weary of beauty, pure or mixed;—though he went on painting Madonnas, I fancy.
From Ariadne Florentina Six Lectures on Wood and Metal Engraving by John Ruskin
Their disasters have been saddening and severe; and yet they have resulted from nothing which could have been controlled by human foresight.
From Ocean Steam Navigation and the Ocean Post by Thomas Rainey
