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"My death should not sadden you but steel you even more for the struggle you are waging," one of the men, lawyer Mitsos Remboutsikas, had written to his family.

From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 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

“Once it ever changes to no DH, then it will probably never change back, and that’s something that would sadden me,” Astros manager Dusty Baker said.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2021

Watching her walk away, it’s her legs that sadden me.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

"It saddens me every time I walk down Deansgate in the morning and I see the homeless," she said.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 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

"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

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

In a statement, Turkey's education ministry said the incident had "deeply saddened our nation, and our educational community in particular".

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

“We were deeply saddened to learn of Ms. Eckhart’s passing, and our thoughts are with her family at this time,” Willemin told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

“We’re deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Sway,” Mobo wrote on Instagram.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

On September 11, 2001, we were stunned and saddened not only by the loss of thousands of lives and the World Trade Center towers, but also by the loss of our beautiful wedding venue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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

"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

“This was a shocking and saddening discovery for us. Our primary commitment is always to the children and families that we serve,” the organization stated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2026

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the incident was "unfortunate" and "deeply saddening", in a post on X.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 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