with sadness
Frequency: 8.014.5 per million words
Used as an adverbial phrase to describe performing an action while feeling sad.
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Examples (10)
- It was with great sadness that we learned of his death.
- He accepted the difficult news with profound sadness.
- She spoke with visible sadness about her lost pet.
- They watched the old house crumble with a sense of sadness.
- The letter was received with deep sadness by the family.
- Even years later, he still remembers that day with a certain sadness.
- She looked at the departing train with an expression of sadness.
- He signed the divorce papers with immense sadness in his heart.
- The community gathered to mourn with shared sadness and respect.
- She recounted her childhood memories with a bittersweet sadness.