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

Rather than being a distressing duty, exclusion seems to gladden his dreary day.

From Washington Post • Jul. 30, 2020

Something to gladden, and sadden, the heart in equal measure.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2017

Surely Walt Disney himself was exactly like Todd Martens, in believing that a world of fantasy could lighten our burdens and gladden our hearts.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2017

“In Westeros you will be the lost child who returns to gladden her father’s heart. Your people will cheer when you ride by, and all good men will love you.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin