sad
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The duo told Rolling Stone on Tuesday that they were sad about the turn of events with Crockett but confirmed that their swanky Satan-loving doo-wop isn’t a sham.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
"It's so incredibly sad to hear that South Africa midfielder Jayden Adams has passed away just weeks after featuring in his nation's historic Fifa World Cup campaign," Fifa president Gianni Infantino said.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Webb commented on Loder’s video soon thereafter: “You know what’s sad is they allow people like you in the locker room.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
“It’s just sad, it’s just tragic, because that man had a beautiful family, and there’s other stories that aren’t told,” Rodriguez said.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
"I'm afraid he doesn't have a pet," Mrs. Krupnik said to the librarian in a sad voice.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
And even sadder to see globalization tossed aside like last year’s toy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
But it became a much stranger, sadder story which almost a decade later is told onscreen in The Artist Who Disappeared.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026
It’s also well cast, with the appealing Blyth always in control of the undercurrents, especially alongside the excellent Tovey, playing a sadder, wiser closetedness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2025
The world would be a sadder place without Queen's music, John Waters' films, and Andy Warhol's paintings.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2025
Hazel saw herself growing up—her hair became longer, her eyes sadder.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
Anton Du Beke, who was her partner on Strictly Come Dancing in 2010, said he was devastated by her death, which he called the "saddest of news".
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Anton Du Beke, Widdecombe's dance partner on Strictly, said her death was the "saddest of news".
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Mr. Adams also proved to be the right composer to memorialize America’s saddest day: Sept. 11, 2001, when the nation was brought virtually to its knees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
It’s the first ingredient in what I believe is television’s saddest picnic — and one of its most beautiful meals.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
The Cold Sassy Weekly said it was “one of the saddest deaths that has ever grieved the people of Jackson County, because Mrs. Blakeslee was so beloved by so many.”
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
