gladdened

Example Sentences

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It was his getting up on Shabbat mornings to join us at synagogue that most gladdened and baffled me.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Rather than viewing their opponents as enemies, many athletes seem to be emboldened and gladdened by their competitors’ successes.

From Salon • Aug. 7, 2024

Our eyes were gladdened by just such an insect this week.

From Slate • Dec. 10, 2018

Calling Cunningham a “scam artist,” he said he was gladdened by his legal troubles.

From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2016

She assured him that Joe made a wonderful, caring father and that Sophie Mol loved him dearly—facts that gladdened and saddened Chacko in equal measure.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy