Collocations for sadness - noun

deep, great, real, unutterable

hint

be filled with, be full of, feel
Claudia felt a deep sadness.

express, show | hide | bring (sb)
I had brought nothing but sadness to my family.

be tinged with
Our joy was tinged with sadness.

with ~
It was with great sadness that we learned of the death of William Hales.

~ about/at/over
He expressed his sadness about what had happened.

~ for
Kate felt a great sadness for him.

an air/aura of sadness
a lonely place with an aura of sadness

a feeling/sense of sadness