sadden
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"I deny having abused, coerced, or disrespected any woman. These accusations are absolutely false and deeply sadden me," the 82-year-old wrote on his Instagram account.
From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026
Responding on Instagram, Iglesias said: "I deny having abused, coerced, or disrespected any woman. These accusations are absolutely false and deeply sadden me."
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026
“Amazing Endocrinologist! So sadden for her loss. The staff was just as likeable and professional as her, which is really hard to find in the medical industry,” wrote one patient.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2025
“Two things sadden me about this investigation,” Johnson said.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2023
"Tell me what they said to sadden the queen of my heart."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
“It saddens me to see how much celebration there’s been—especially on a campus that advertises itself as a place where you should feel safe to be you.”
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2025
It saddens me, actually, that they are calling for him to be sacked after just seven games - and I don't think it's fair at all.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2025
"People are going to freeze to death, it saddens me to say it but I fear it's going to happen and we need things in place."
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2024
“It saddens my heart to announce the passing of my beloved Queen Cissy Houston today! Please keep the Houston family in your prayers,” her daughter-in-law Pat Houston wrote Monday on Instagram.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2024
It saddens me to think of her pain upon finding out she cannot return home.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
But when it came time for the world premiere of his latest film, “Elsinore,” the mood was stunned, saddened and wowed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
“We are shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic loss of our colleague. She was a valued teammate who will be greatly missed,” a Bank of America spokesman said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
"We are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of life and devastation caused by the Bhote Koshi flood that struck Rasuwa district and communities downstream," it said in a statement posted on social media.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
“The whole family is saddened to learn the full extent of how challenging the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement responding to the spouses’ interview.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
The thought of going right up to my paternal grandmother’s residence, sitting down at her table, and tasting her cooking more than saddened me.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
"It is a very saddening incident," Ali Mallahi, father of the bride and owner of the building that was hit, said in a video carried by state TV.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
"It is a very saddening incident... Thank God the casualties were not higher."
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
"It’s saddening to hear about all the threats to their jobs," said college senior Nicole Droeger Stephens.
From Salon ● May 31, 2025
“The experience described in this lawsuit is deeply saddening and troubling,” a spokesperson for Providence South Division wrote in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2025
It is invariably saddening to look through new eyes at things upon which you have expended your own powers of adjustment.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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