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- noun Plural form of
sadness .
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Examples
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On a personal note, one of the sadnesses is that trout have reportedly disappeared from the rivers in the high Hindu Kush.
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On a personal note, one of the sadnesses is that trout have reportedly disappeared from the rivers in the high Hindu Kush.
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Later on in the writing, it also dawned on me that the shark was yet another metaphor for the burden of inheritance, of how children absorb into their being the dreams and sadnesses of their parents.
Nicole Krauss: Nicole Krauss On Writing 'Great House' Nicole Krauss 2010
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We share stories, sadnesses, garage sale announcements, good movies and books, and family foibles.
Terrell Harris Dougan: The Mermaids' Song Terrell Harris Dougan 2011
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Later on in the writing, it also dawned on me that the shark was yet another metaphor for the burden of inheritance, of how children absorb into their being the dreams and sadnesses of their parents.
Nicole Krauss: Nicole Krauss On Writing 'Great House' Nicole Krauss 2010
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Later on in the writing, it also dawned on me that the shark was yet another metaphor for the burden of inheritance, of how children absorb into their being the dreams and sadnesses of their parents.
Nicole Krauss: Nicole Krauss On Writing 'Great House' Nicole Krauss 2010
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We share stories, sadnesses, garage sale announcements, good movies and books, and family foibles.
Terrell Harris Dougan: The Mermaids' Song Terrell Harris Dougan 2011
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Parliament marks the deaths in action of British servicemen in Afghanistan with a simple one-line acknowledgement, and should do no more for sadnesses closer to home.
Why cancel PMQs (update) Not a sheep 2009
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Well look, I hope this spring gets rid of old sadnesses and hassles, I really do - life is so strange like that, when you (we all) get a run of difficult times, you really get a long run things snowball.
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And one of the most universal sadnesses, surely, is that not even all of this can guarantee a long and happy relationship.
Jonathan and Julie Myerson on Blue Valentine: almost too painful to watch 2011
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