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were saddened
verb
To make sad or unhappy
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Some were saddened.
Many fans were saddened.
His admirers - not only black - were saddened.
Several patients said they were saddened by the ruling.
Bird-watchers said they were saddened by the news.
They were saddened when Osler was named Regius Professor at Oxford in 1905.
In fact, his colleagues on both sides of the aisle were saddened at seeing him buckle.
The young princesses, Elizabeth and Margaret, were saddened by the blank walls in their rooms.
· Say you were saddened to hear about his wife's death; use her name.
Museum officials said in a statement that they were "saddened" by Mr. Roth's resignation.
The last years of his life, moreover, were saddened by financial troubles.
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