saddens
- present tense form of sadden (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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“It saddens me to see how much celebration there’s been—especially on a campus that advertises itself as a place where you should feel safe to be you.”
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2025
It saddens me, actually, that they are calling for him to be sacked after just seven games - and I don't think it's fair at all.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2025
"People are going to freeze to death, it saddens me to say it but I fear it's going to happen and we need things in place."
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2024
“While this news saddens us we know heaven gained an angel.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2024
Even though he had not been in touch since Mauve had left him angrily in the dunes—“You have a vicious character,” Mauve had said to him—his death saddens Vincent greatly.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
