gladden

Example Sentences

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The images of Rodri out on the first-team training pitches, running, turning and kicking the ball, will gladden the heart of every Manchester City fan.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2025

The little I’ve heard about Bloomberg will not gladden the hearts of his campaign advisers.

From Washington Post • Feb. 27, 2020

The modest two-story, 1950s building used to be a neighborhood bank, and it still looks it, blending right into a raucous, fine-grained urban melee that would gladden the heart of Jane Jacobs.

From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2018

The new escalator policy, which awaits final board approval, would gladden the ghost of comedian Mitch Hedberg, who famously imagined signs that say: “Escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the Convenience.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 6, 2018

Only a letter bearing news of his return would gladden her, and she would celebrate his homecoming with all the ceremony of a holiday or saint’s festival.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein