saddened 1 of 2

as in sad
feeling unhappiness we were all saddened when our minister retired

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saddened

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verb

past tense of sadden

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Recent Examples of saddened
Verb
Like all who knew and loved him, I too am saddened by his death, yet also so very grateful to have known him in my life. Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024 Very surprised and very saddened. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024 Community members told the outlet they were saddened over the victims’ deaths. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024 Or at least not too bad (Dark Souls 2’s changes to the beta will forever leave me saddened). Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024 Senator Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat who heads a subcommittee on aviation, said she was saddened about Whitaker's departure and praised his oversight of Boeing. Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024 In a statement shared on X, formerly Twitter, the company said it was deeply saddened by Thompson's death. Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 That saddened me, because Sam was great for the part. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024 We are deeply saddened by these events. Becca Longmire, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saddened
Adjective
  • For someone who prizes roadside Americana, this is the visual version of the sad trombone sound.
    Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
  • After the show, there's booze, girls, and hotel suites, but Abel's locked in the bathroom, being sad.
    Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • After everyone left, her husband apologized for his mother’s absence and thanked her for her hard work, but the experience left her heartbroken.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 8 May 2025
  • Stacy Melo, an east Arlington resident, told the City Council that she was left heartbroken and shocked the last time TotalEnergies came before council.
    Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2025
Adjective
  • Kraft had strong leads among some voting groups polled, the poll showed, including Republicans, voters who disapprove of Boston’s sanctuary city status, those unhappy with Boston’s quality of life, and those prioritizing government spending/taxes.
    Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 1 May 2025
  • Among those Americans unhappy with the cuts to the federal government, Musk has only a 6% approval rating, while 89% disapprove.
    Catherine Arnst, Quartz, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Never as rich as its aesthetics intimate, the U.S. met the nineties financially—and, therefore, spiritually—depressed.
    Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 10 May 2025
  • Though fun is a funny word to use considering Thunderbolts is all about depressed anti-heroes looking for a sense of purpose.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 3 May 2025
Verb
  • The business community is also bracing for potential impacts, with some worried that the new tolls could discourage shoppers and visitors, potentially leading to reduced foot traffic and sales in the affected areas.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Or be imprisoned by what everyone else is worried about.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Sonos is very, very sorry for ruining your speaker system.
    Boone Ashworth, Wired News, 9 May 2025
  • Arnold said the band is sorry they were forced to cancel their summer tour, which was set to kick off on May 15 at Daytona Beach and travel across America, co-headlining with Creed for select shows.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
Adjective
  • Their defensive game plan was clearly to make Kucherov’s life miserable, and the defending champions succeeded mightily.
    Josh Yohe, New York Times, 1 May 2025
  • Wall Street racked up yet one more miserable day in a month of miserable days on April 21, once again seeing a sizable selloff in both the stock market and the bond market, as the Standard & Poor's 500 fell 2.36% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2.48%.
    Susan Tompor, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • If your partner feels burdened, offer to offload some of their tasks.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The films were burdened from the start by the impossible task of adding depth to a character whose entire personality amounted to his ability to run really, really fast.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024

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