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.