sad face

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Under the calculations, drawn in a different marker color, is a clear sad face -- a visual sign of failure.

From Science Daily • Dec. 28, 2025

So she can’t let them see a sad face.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2024

Caroline Ellison, who ran FTX’s sister hedge fund, Alameda Research, replied with an image of a sad face.

From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2023

"It makes me sad because I will miss this house, miss my family, miss my friends, everything." says Pyper as she doodles a sad face on a piece of paper.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2023

Kate’s flashlight beam passed over the bell, hanging silent and still, then fell upon a very sad face.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart