have gladdened
- present perfect of gladden.
Example Sentences
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The thought that the Fellows of the Harvard Corporation would be enjoying dinner in a room filled with his paintings is not something that would have gladdened his heart.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 1, 2015
While stock splits have gladdened many a stockholder, they have produced a good deal of misunderstanding and confusion among others.
From Time Magazine Archive
Image To the collection of doodads on the desk of Doodaddict Franklin D. Roosevelt was added a thingamajig that would have gladdened the heart of any patriotic hex.
From Time Magazine Archive
The sea lions felt it and their barking took on a tone and a cadence that would have gladdened the heart of St. Francis.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
"Well, the Leavitts are a very old family and they are a New England family, too, although I was born in California," interrupted Anne with a dignity that would have gladdened the great-aunt's heart.
From Happy House by Abbott, Jane D.
