be sad
Example Sentences
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"It'd be sad to see it go… I think this would be the very, very last site you would pick if you had to," Chris says.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
If she weren’t such an indefensible character, Bondi’s efforts to save her job would be sad.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
"The lawyers told us he is strong. He said we must not be sad," said his son, Nicolas Maduro Guerra, adding his father told him: "We are fine, we are fighters."
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
“I would be sad if my soulmate was here and I didn’t find them,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
I guess when you think about it, there was a lot to be sad about when it came to me.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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