How to use sadden in a sentence
16 example sentences · verb
Sadden means to make sad or unhappy. Example: “It saddens me to think that I might have hurt someone.”
Examples of sadden by meaning
verbTo make sad or unhappy.
- It saddens me to think that I might have hurt someone.
- I was saddened that you felt so little for me.
- In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache, the men's voices grated harshly, and the girls' faces saddened one.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter VII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
verbTo become sad or unhappy.
- Hyacinth perfume tickled her senses, making her feel giddy, but she saddened when she saw how uncared for the garden was.1999, Mary Ann Mitchell, Drawn To The Grave
verbTo darken a color during dyeing.
- Curve (E) is seen at a glance to represent green saddened down to its fifth shade, and reduced with white to its fourth tint.1903, Society of Dyers and Colourists, Bradford, Eng. (Yorkshire), The Journal, page 129
More sentences with sadden
- His heartless actions and cold manner left her saddened and feeling alone.From the entry heartless
- We were all saddened by the deplorable death of his son.From the entry deplorable
- His homecoming was saddened by the news of his mother's death the day before.From the entry homecoming
- The brokeback bridges in the hills sadden me: this place used to be beautiful.From the entry brokeback
- He is not a little saddened at the departure of the Dodgers. He's thinking of moving from Brooklyn to Los Angeles.From the entry not a little
- “I am saddened and disappointed in the way Judge Ehrlich behaved on the video.2018 April 23, Chuck Johnston, “Judge not allowed back to court after berating woman who died”, in CNN, archived from the original on 12…. From the entry judge
- And here (and she would tell you—very against her will!) Alice began to cry saddened, sea-salty tears.2008, Heather E. Hutsell, “Awakening Alice”, in Awakening Alice; A Ticket for Patience, 2nd edition, [FattyBabyCat Publishing], →ISBN…. From the entry sea-salty
- Money cannot buy happiness; as you can see, my family is deeply saddened by the loss of our father.2015, Anthony Ford, chapter 4, in Unequal Exchange, [CreateSpace], →ISBN, page 44. From the entry money cannot buy happiness
- I’m saddened by Burnaby’s Scroogesque attitude to the Toy Run, as are many others (‘Families disadvantaged’ by disappointing run, Oct. 26).1998 October 29, Mike Stanger, “Happy event hurt by image of bikers as bad guys”, in The Vancouver Sun, page A18. From the entry Scroogesque
- Ukeles has been shocked at the number of insults endured by the sanmen, and saddened by the shame some of them feel.1984, Ms. Magazine, volume 12/13, page 32. From the entry sanman
- As we started driving away I was saddened by the thought of leaving this beloved place that was so very dear and close to my heart.2013, Kathy J Snow, Pebbles and Blessings: Pebbles and Blessings of Life, →ISBN, page 8. From the entry close to someone's heart
Meaning of sadden
- verb To make sad or unhappy.
- verb To become sad or unhappy.
- verb To darken a color during dyeing.
Questions about sadden in a sentence
- How do you use sadden in a sentence?
- Sadden is used as a verb. For example: “It saddens me to think that I might have hurt someone.”
- What is a short sentence with sadden?
- “I was saddened that you felt so little for me.”
- What does sadden mean?
- Sadden means to make sad or unhappy.
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