sadden
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become sad.
have saddened
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present perfectof sadden.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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John Hunt - commentator: On Wednesday when the rain come down, it would have saddened most hearts but trainer Venetia Williams must have had a spring in her step about Royale Pagaille.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2022
"The events reported over the past few weeks have saddened and horrified us," an unsigned statement read.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2011
Only the death of the Pope could have saddened more Christians.
From Time Magazine Archive
Her dreams have been of a world such as no real existence could show; to have been awakened would permanently have saddened her, if no worse.
From Idolatry A Romance by Julian Hawthorne
What would have saddened a nobler spirit enchanted Inglesby.
From Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man by Marie Conway Oemler
