They believed this would free the ātman (soul) from pain and sadness.

In many ways, killing Ivah's hope for a black cat to release her family from sadness.

He was delighted by the transformation of her face, from sadness to humor.

What I learned was that good humor comes from sadness.

As we talked, he expressed everything from sadness to frustration to anxiety.

His face changed from sadness to rage and back.

Her face changed expression again, from sadness to worry and confusion.

For the briefest of moments, he wondered if her tears might be from sadness.

Finding out that his whole family was dead, he soon also died from sadness.

She had said she was strong but he knew that comfort and strength could come from sadness.