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Meanings of certain sadness in English

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Usage of certain sadness in English
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Still, it carried a certain sadness, the sum of all this knowledge.
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
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Henry knew that it was true, but he felt a certain sadness.
The Scouts of the Valley
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Dearest Riese, this loneliness has impressed my soul with a certain sadness.
The Development of the Feeling for Nature in the Middle Ages and...
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They were truly breathtaking to behold-and yet, I felt a certain sadness.
Vrin: ten mortal gods
5
There is also a certain sadness that settles on you that never leaves.
A journey: my political life
6
I have no son; and he seemed to say it with a certain sadness.
Pieces of Eight / Being the Authentic Narrative of a Treasure Di...
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Timmendiquas shook his head and replied in a tone tinged with a certain sadness:
The Border Watch: A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand
8
Sitting here in this primitive house of worship, he would feel a certain sadness.
The Guns of Shiloh: A Story of the Great Western Campaign
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Mixed with the longing were exhilaration, and a certain sadness.
The Sails of Tau Ceti
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But through his jest a certain sadness seemed to vibrate.
Darkness and Dawn
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Now this desire gives rise, in man, to a certain sadness, according to Ps.
Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) / Translated by ...
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These extracts show how seriously, not without a certain sadness, they near the end.
Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence
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When I realised the fight was over, I felt relief and then a certain sadness.
The Guardian
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Mrs. Brindley's smile had a certain sadness in it.
The Price She Paid
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Aunt Corinne felt a certain sadness steal over her.
Old Caravan Days
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She felt a certain sadness for him, however.
The devil in the white city: murder, magic & madness and the fai...
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