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

“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