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The phrase "a source of sadness" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that causes feelings of sorrow or unhappiness.
Example: "The loss of her childhood home became a source of sadness for her as she reminisced about the memories made there."
Alternatives: "a cause of sorrow" or "a reason for grief."
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The absence of their sons is clearly a source of sadness for the Biahliaks.
"It's a source of sadness to me that my father never lived to see me do Star Trek," he says.
Furbank said: "It's a source of sadness for me because it's opportunities for children's sport that we will never get back again.
"There is all sorts of music that I'll not be able to play again, without him, which is a source of sadness for me".
For cricket purists, who cherished the slower rhythms and the mental challenge of the long form of the game, the decline of a once-great Test-playing side was a source of sadness and concern.
The recent developments are a source of sadness for Mr. Churchill, who is 60 and has spent all but five years of his adult life at New England, since he entered as a freshman in 1968.
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For those who knew him, the loss will be a source of both sadness and anger.
"It's a totally unresolved matter," says Barton, "and a source of great sadness.
The commercial success of both Fox News and MSNBC is a source of nonpartisan sadness for me.
In Orthodox society, young adults have an obligation to marry and perpetuate the covenant and it is a source of deep sadness when they cannot.
Haroon Lorgat, the International Cricket Council chief executive, said the attack was a "source of great sadness" and "upsetting for the wider cricket family".
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a source of concern
a source of misery
a source of sorrow
a source of sympathy
a source of distress
a source of anguish
a source of dismay
a source of bitterness
a source of regret
a source of heartache
a fount of sadness
a source of power
a source of straw
a source of cheer
a source of creativity
a source of fiber
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