Sentence examples for provoke sadness from inspiring English sources

The defacement of this scenic beauty would probably provoke sadness in those of us with an eye for natural beauty.

Hoare apologises for anthropomorphising the creatures, before provoking sadness at the damage we've wrecked.

There was importance in the symbolism, too, although Luis Enrique insisted that defeat did not provoke special sadness in him because of the significance of this match, the first Barcelona had played since the death of Johan Cruyff – a homage to the man who revolutionised this club not once but twice and forever.

Stories such as these justifiably provoke anger, sadness, calls for the resignations of public officials, and even lawsuits.

What's on view is an equal dose of academic study, solid journalism and deep emotion that will provoke anger, sadness and hopefully motivation for change.

In their opinion pregnancy provokes anxiety, sadness, explosive moods, and acute sensitivity.

But it does provoke a certain sadness.

It's not unusual for people seeing a counsellor to talk about painful things and, as you'd expect, many people find that those conversations can provoke feelings of sadness and anger.

Mr. Bush's policies have provoked as much sadness as anger.

In Michoacan, an "absence of law and justice" prevails, Patiño wrote, "provoking insecurity, fear, sadness, anger, mistrust, rivalries, indifference, death and oppression".

Add to this the inimitable Jamaican patois he MCs with, and the fact he has risen to fame at a much older age than most DJs, and it is easy to see why the news of his disappearance is provoking genuine and widespread sadness.