be sad

Example Sentences

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“We always chat and clown around and block each other and honk at each other on the hill. He goes for the Raiders and I go for the Packers. I’ll be sad not see him.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

"I would hate for people not to tell me because they think I'm going to be sad," Chloe adds.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 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 want to leave here, but I don’t want her to be sad when I do.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila