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
And it does sadden me that we are never going to do that as a country, not formally.
From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2024
“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
That saddens me massively and showed that our way of life has been hugely affected and trampled on as a result of these threats.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
“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
News through her attorney, “It saddens me beyond belief that my husband’s character could be slandered in such a way.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2025
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
“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
"I was saddened, but I cannot say that I was surprised."
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
A flying club said it was "very saddened" after a "very popular" member and his wife died in a plane crash.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Education Secretary Lucy Powell said she was "deeply shocked and saddened" and urged people to "remember there are real people with loved ones involved".
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Longtime visitors to the Khumbu are saddened by the boom in tourism and the change it has wrought on what early Western climbers regarded as an earthly paradise, a real-life Shangri-La.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
Gates has assembled a stimulating, illuminating, maddening, saddening, but often inspiring, story of their relations with the world and one another.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026
"It’s saddening to hear about all the threats to their jobs," said college senior Nicole Droeger Stephens.
From Salon ● May 31, 2025
At that time, Mr Eastwood said it was saddening that such displays had become “normalised” and happen annually.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2024
Nick Merriman, chief executive of English Heritage, said the vandalism was "deeply saddening".
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2024
We did not try to dissuade him, although the thought of going without him was saddening.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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