Sentence examples for flicker of sadness from inspiring English sources

But a flicker of sadness crosses his face when he mentions that his 20-year marriage ended a year and a half ago.

Her autobiography, Joan's Book (1994) records with a flicker of sadness that she got pregnant by him and had an abortion.

But it is hard to think of Japan, the 1940s and the Pacific without a flicker of sadness — and that is probably one sentiment the designer should have avoided.

I watched as she made the briefest eye contact with me on their way back, the flicker of hurt and sadness in her eyes reflecting mine, before the shutters came down.

"A lot of sadness there".

He became "a historian of sadness".

I always had a lot of sadness.

His face was the picture of sadness.

They bear mountains of sadness.

There was a feeling of sadness & exhaustion.

It was a group feeling of sadness".