sadden

verb

sad·den ˈsa-dᵊn

saddened; saddening ˈsad-niŋ

ˈsa-dᵊn-iŋ

Synonyms of sadden next

transitive verb

: to make sad

intransitive verb

: to become sad

Examples of sadden in a Sentence

It saddens me that we could not agree. We were saddened to see how ill she looks. She was saddened over the death of her friend. Her face saddened when she heard the news.

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Several board members said they were saddened that they were left with no option other than to censure one of their own members. —

Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025 The Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader who fled his homeland in 1959 after it was taken over by China, said he was deeply saddened. —

Joe Cash and Gopal Sharma, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025 We are deeply saddened to report that a skier has died as a result of an avalanche on Togwotee Pass on Saturday, January... —

CBS News, 5 Jan. 2025 We are deeply saddened to share that alumnus Parker Vidrine ’24 was critically injured and is hospitalized, and alumnus Kareem Badawi ’24 tragically passed away as a result of the attack. —

Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for sadden