Wondering how to use Sadness in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as unhappiness or feeling.
Sadness in a sentence
Sadness meaning
- The state or emotion of being sad.
- An event in one's life that causes sadness.
Synonyms of Sadness
Using Sadness
- The main meaning on this page is: The state or emotion of being sad. | An event in one's life that causes sadness.
- Useful related words include: unhappiness, feeling, happiness, sorrow.
- In the example corpus, sadness often appears in combinations such as: sadness and, sadness that, of sadness.
Context around Sadness
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 14 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sadness
- In this selection, "sadness" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, inconsolable, pain, real, says, fueled and worry stand out and add context to how "sadness" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include all around sadness and their and anxiety pain sadness worry and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sadness" sits close to words such as amsterdam, gasoline and inauguration, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sadness
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
After the ruling, the family expressed sadness and relief. (9 words)
Ask yourself if you can talk about your deceased pet without feeling overwhelmed with pain and sadness. (17 words)
Again, he said he felt "sadness" while walking through the community, which was likened to Blackpool in its heyday. (19 words)
At the church's service on Sunday, Rev Cameron said: “It is with a heart filled with gratitude, reflection and a deep touch of sadness that I share an important notice from my family that we’ve made regarding our future. (41 words)
At our world’s humanist core, there is a deep, inconsolable sadness, a sadness fueled by the suffering of those around us and by the inability of individuals to fix the institutional power structures that perpetuate that suffering. (38 words)
Just like with sadness, it can feel weirdly good sometimes to feel angry, especially because If the anger is gone, usually what’s left is sadness and despair, which are harder emotions to succumb to. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Her time volunteering brings her a mixture of joy and sadness, says Hile: joy at seeing the smiles on the children’s faces and sadness from seeing what they endure.
Just like with sadness, it can feel weirdly good sometimes to feel angry, especially because If the anger is gone, usually what’s left is sadness and despair, which are harder emotions to succumb to.
At our world’s humanist core, there is a deep, inconsolable sadness, a sadness fueled by the suffering of those around us and by the inability of individuals to fix the institutional power structures that perpetuate that suffering.
In growing up I had to come to terms with the sadness that hangs over my life, and I had to find the gifts in sadness to become a stronger person.
A 2018 study in Therapeutic Advances in Urology found that people with the disease experienced high levels of anxiety, pain, sadness, worry, and sleeping difficulties.
Accies wrote on Twitter: "It is with real sadness that we learn of the passing this morning of our former player Adrian Sprott, 61.
A day after the announcement that shocked New Zealanders and the world alike, the liberal icon said that she was feeling a range of emotions – from sadness to a “sense of relief”.
A friend of Dame Deborah James has said she still feels “waves of sadness and loss” nearly a year after the cancer campaigner’s death but her “overriding feeling” is admiration for her inspiring “spirit”.
After the ruling, the family expressed sadness and relief.
Again, he said he felt "sadness" while walking through the community, which was likened to Blackpool in its heyday.
Also sharing the news of her death was Pendennis Brass who announced “with great sadness” the passing of their “incredible” first horn player Tammy Thomas.
And if you visit, you realise it's not a place of sadness - it's a place of joy and celebration, and a place of happiness for families in those final hours, days, or months.
A psychosexual experiment, Belladonna of Sadness uses unconventional watercolor imagery to showcase the madness that consumes its titular heroine.
Armstrong better watch out because, from the looks of these tweets, everyone is in a state of denial, heartache, disappointment, and/or all-around sadness, and their means of showing these emotions are hilarious.
As I watched the two walk across the parking lot, I couldn’t help but feel a twinge of sadness.
Ask yourself if you can talk about your deceased pet without feeling overwhelmed with pain and sadness.
A statement posted online read: "To all of our valued customers and friends, it is with much sadness that we are announcing our closure.
At first, I felt pangs of sadness about what I might be missing when I was away from my children.
At the church's service on Sunday, Rev Cameron said: “It is with a heart filled with gratitude, reflection and a deep touch of sadness that I share an important notice from my family that we’ve made regarding our future.
A version of this story about “Triangle of Sadness” first appeared in the Guild & Critics Awards/Documentaries issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.
Common combinations with sadness
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- sadness and 34×
- sadness that 29×
- of sadness 22×
- great sadness 22×
- and sadness 19×
- sadness at 14×
- the sadness 13×
- with sadness 12×
- their sadness 11×
- deep sadness 9×