sadness
Example Sentences
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There is a great sadness in this book and also the occasional miraculous story of couples finding each other or of parents discovering a child who survived.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
“It is with profound sadness that we must share that our beloved father, grandfather, uncle, and brother Robert Carradine has passed away,” the Carradine family said in a statement following the actor’s death.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
"These small windows that the world sees, the little openings here and there including secret schools for girls, are just meant to fool everybody," she laments with visible sadness.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
"I hope to find them in good health," the woman says, unable to hide her sadness.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
The sadness is so huge I don’t think I can bear it, but I’d rather hold on to every bit of it than not feel sad at all.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
Vocabulary lists containing sadness
Obama's speech at Connecticut vigil
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ness
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