sadden
to make or become sad.
Origin of sadden
1Other words from sadden
- sad·den·ing·ly, adverb
- un·sad·dened, adjective
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How to use sadden in a sentence
The violence playing out on Capitol Hill and in the streets of Washington is reprehensible and should shock and sadden all of us.
‘Disgusted’: Companies and business groups decry ‘lawless’ mob violence at Capitol | Todd Frankel | January 7, 2021 | Washington PostSeveral people were a little shocked at hearing that my mother did that and saddened because they all knew her.
Q&A with Rufus Wainwright: Playing gigs during the pandemic and why he took a road trip with his therapist | Geoff Edgers | December 26, 2020 | Washington PostEveryone’s tacit approval of her beauty, despite her pain, angers and saddens me.
What ‘The Crown’ got right in portraying Princess Diana’s bulimia: It let her voice be heard | Amanda Long | November 20, 2020 | Washington PostThe Guatemalan Migration Institute in a press release said it is saddened by Jazmín’s death and condemns it.
Transgender Salvadoran woman who fled to Guatemala murdered | Ernesto Valle | August 17, 2020 | Washington BladeWhen I think of the many rape victims who never come forward, who have been silenced in the same fashion, I am saddened.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything | Liz Seccuro | December 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
It reads: “The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall are deeply saddened to hear of the death of Joan Rivers.”
And so the world was shocked and saddened to hear about his severe brain injury in the Alps last Sunday morning.
Brain Bleed: Why Michael Schumacher’s Helmet Wasn’t Enough | Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad | January 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was “saddened,” he said, but the break in technical talks, he added, was just a “pause.”
Iranian Bombs and Black Swans in the Nuclear Negotiations | Christopher Dickey | December 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWe appreciate your patience as we too are stunned and saddened beyond belief by this news.
Actor Paul Walker, Star of ‘The Fast and the Furious’ Films, Dies In Car Crash | Marlow Stern | December 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTRamona's saddened face smote on all the women's hearts as they met her the next morning.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonSo they went down again, he limping, she skipping almost like a girl, but with a division of thought which saddened both.
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn RaymondAnd as I gazed at the holy face, another light seemed to change it by degrees from saddened motherhood to triumphant woman!
The Fifth String | John Philip SousaIt lay in her mind in the midst of a suddenly stricken and tenderly saddened consciousness.
Hilda | Sarah Jeanette DuncanHis last moments would not have been saddened by the uneasiness that our future gave him.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne Sue
British Dictionary definitions for sadden
/ (ˈsædən) /
to make or become sad
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