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
Everyone’s face had begun to sadden and grow tense.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
“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
"The idea that they went out after important services, that they went out until late saddens me," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2025
“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
The task both saddens and satisfies her at the same time.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
"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
I am saddened by the story of Jason Arday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Ateneo de Zamboanga president Father Guillrey Andal, confirming the two fatalities, said the school was "deeply saddened" by the shooting and was cooperating with the investigation.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
“We are saddened to hear the news of Tommy John’s passing,” Dodgers president and CEO Stan Kasten said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
‘While deeply saddened by the tragedy in Littleton,” she wrote Tuesday, “I am appalled at the resulting backlash our students are forced to suffer.”
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
"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
Nick Merriman, chief executive of English Heritage, said the vandalism was "deeply saddening".
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2024
Archbishop Angaelos of the Coptic Orthodox Church in London described the murders as "saddening and shocking".
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 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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