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Discover LudwigThe phrase "saddened him" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing an emotional response to an event or situation that causes sadness to a person.
Example: "The news of her departure saddened him deeply."
Alternatives: "made him sad" or "brought him sorrow."
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As always, leaving Bilma saddened him.
Mr. Cole said her decision saddened him.
This not only saddened him, it challenged him.
The spectacle at first angered the old man, then saddened him.
Her assassination, in Geneva on September 10 , 1898 saddened him profoundly.
But after that 89 in Ireland he withdrew, which saddened him more than he let on.
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Meals started to sadden him.
Seth has a mother who scares and saddens him.
What saddens him most, he said, is the lasting effect on Muslim youth.
As for the loss of kinship with Britain, Mr Martinez says it saddens him.
This came to Greg with the force of revelation, appearing to please and sadden him simultaneously.
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